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Going nuclear about Fukushima's waste

By Kabir Firaque

Sep 08, 2023 06:55 PM IST

When it comes to radioactive material, can we ever be safe? Science gives a cautious nod, but Japan's detractors don't want a discharge into the Paci�c ocean

Late last month, Japan started to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked by an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011. The question being asked is: Does the water, which is being
discharged into the Paci�c Ocean through a pipeline, pose a risk to the marine environment, particularly organisms that may ingest or inhale radioactive materials?

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Demonstrators hold signs reading "No Dumping" and "No to the Sea, Yes in the Land" during a protest against Japan's plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the Paci�c Ocean, in Seoul, South Korea(Bloomberg)

Indeed, the radiation dose from the water being released is several times lower than what humans are naturally exposed to. Data in the public domain show that most radioactive substances have been reduced to a trace, while one
unremoved element is at a concentration that is well below the benchmark.

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Problematics | Board games with 3 dice and chess pieces

By Kabir Firaque

Sep 11, 2023 12:45 PM IST

Here's party trick �rst described in 1612, played with dice. Based on how the spots ate con�gured on standard dice, can you �gure out why the trick works?

Dice, like all other tools of gambling and indoor games dictated by chance, can be the source of many puzzles. Not all these puzzles, however, are based on probability. Some of them derive from the standardised arrangement of the spots
on the six faces.

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Problematics | 400m contests away from the champions

By Kabir Firaque

Sep 04, 2023 01:10 PM IST

Given the times when two runners meet and cross each other along a track, can you work out their respective speeds?

The world record for the men’s 400m is 43.03 seconds, clocked in the 2016 Olympics. For women, the world record is 47.60 (1985 World Cup) while the Olympic record is 48.25 (1996). Among Indians, the men’s and women’s 400m
records are 45.21 and 50.79 seconds respectively.

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