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Abominable

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FairAndUnbiased said:
Tritium is 1 component of the wastewater. There's also cesium, strontium, iodine, lead, etc. Why not mention those? Why not mention total radioactivity? Why only tritium? Hydrogen and it's isotopes are minimally soluble in water and can be removed by boiling, what's the solubility of cesium and iodide? Hint: ridiculously high.
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Focusing on one isotope suits the Japanese narrative. The fact is, this water was used to directly cool an overheating nuclear reactor and will be laden with hundreds of dangerous isotopes. That doesn't happen with any other reactor in the world, Chinese or not.

The fact is, if it were safe, a Japanese government official would be happy to drink it.

I've no idea how they were able to get this past the IAEA.
 
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Abominable said:
Focusing on one isotope suits the Japanese narrative. The fact is, this water was used to directly cool an overheating nuclear reactor and will be laden with hundreds of dangerous isotopes. That doesn't happen with any other reactor in the world, Chinese or not.

The fact is, if it were safe, a Japanese government official would be happy to drink it.

I've no idea how they were able to get this past the IAEA.
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Bribes and threats, plus winning over US support to mirror those bribes and threats.
 
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Abominable said:
Focusing on one isotope suits the Japanese narrative. The fact is, this water was used to directly cool an overheating nuclear reactor and will be laden with hundreds of dangerous isotopes. That doesn't happen with any other reactor in the world, Chinese or not.

The fact is, if it were safe, a Japanese government official would be happy to drink it.

I've no idea how they were able to get this past the IAEA.
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IEAE is a joke organization, just look at its track record.
 
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PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Having a Chinese background was once a selling point for startup founders pitching to investors in the U.S., as it allowed them to cite valuable connections to and knowledge of Asia's biggest economy.

A China-born, California-raised Chinese American entrepreneur, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, is one of the three U.S.-based founders who told Nikkei Asia about their experience of being shunned by American venture investors on multiple occasions, which they alleged is due to their Chinese background.

"I'm an American citizen and a Stanford-trained, well-respected scientist in the field, and my company is about using AI for pets. I hardly think that raises any alarm for national security," the founder said.
 
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jwnz said:
FWIW, China releases radioactive waste water too.
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The whole event has been over politicised.
Based on what I have read, the release is safe, even without being diluted by the Pacific Ocean.
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The key question is whether the other isotopes have been fully removed from the water. Japan has some highly corrupt companies that are prone to hide problems to avoid embarrassment. Tepco is one of the worst of these companies, which we could all observe after the tsunami. The release would be safe, if Japanese measurements are correct and there's only tritium left. It would be mad to trust tepco, given their track record
 
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KYli

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Petrolicious88 said:
I’m not lol. Others are surprised or maybe upset it’s number 1 because it’s foreign owned. I’m saying it’s number 1 precisely because it has foreign appeal. The top 3 fast food chain restaurants in China are all American. Burger King had no first mover advantage compared to several popular domestic chains, and it’s still ranked ahead, lol.
Sure, some domestic brands may eventually overtake them, but that’s in the future.
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I only see not Chinese members that are surprised. And a member thinks all fast foods is unhealthy and garbage. Not sure why you project so much about what others think.

Beside, McDonald in China is majority owned by Chinese conglomerate CITIC. Burger King is not top 3 anymore. Also, it doesn't really matter as more competition the better for consumers. Dicos, a Chinese fast food, is now owned by Taiwanese. Yonghe King another Chinese fast food has been bought by Philippines' Jollibee.

The fast rise of Chinese fast food chain such as Wallace and Tastien as less expensive alternatives would probably remake the landscape of fast food in China very soon. Old chains such as Country style cooking, Real kungfu and Home original chicken are actually under pressure. Just like hot pot chain Little Lamb which was bought by KFC is overtaken by Haidilao and Xiabu Xiabu.

Just don't be a fool and act arrogantly like Samsung and Nike. Companies should stay away from politics and not acting prideful and arrogant and disrespect the local market. KFC is successful because it adopts quickly.
 
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PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Having a Chinese background was once a selling point for startup founders pitching to investors in the U.S., as it allowed them to cite valuable connections to and knowledge of Asia's biggest economy.

A China-born, California-raised Chinese American entrepreneur, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, is one of the three U.S.-based founders who told Nikkei Asia about their experience of being shunned by American venture investors on multiple occasions, which they alleged is due to their Chinese background.

"I'm an American citizen and a Stanford-trained, well-respected scientist in the field, and my company is about using AI for pets. I hardly think that raises any alarm for national security," the founder said.
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He should make like Lebron and take his talents elsewhere.
 
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