Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal
Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal
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Articles | Volume 4
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11 Mar 2026
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A drop in the ocean: photographic witnessing and the Fukushima wastewater release

Fiona Amundsen

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This article explores how languages of dilution and trace, surrounding the release of treated wastewater from Fukushima Daiichi into the Pacific Ocean, conceal eco-cultural violence. It explores this language by examining how photographic images and their meanings are socially constructed. The paper focuses on analogue photographs developed with seaweed gathered from contaminated currents; as seaweed absorbs radiation, the film becomes a material witness of diluted tritium. 
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