NET ZERO pensioners formed ‘ Skilled Veterans Corps ’ and volunteered to help , believing that they should take on the dangerous role as they were not afraid of catching cancer from the radiation . Instead , the Japanese government used drones and robots to do cleanup routines which would prove fatal for humans . It is expected that the cleanup will take at least 40 years to complete .
This year , the Japanese government announced a plan to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water , which has been used to cool the nuclear plant , into the sea . Although the waste has been diluted to lower radiation levels , the news has infuriated environmentalists , neighbouring countries and the fishing industry .
Many opponents of nuclear energy cite these two disasters as reasonable grounds to avoid building any further nuclear power plants , but it is important to remember that such disasters are very rare . In comparison , 1.3mn people die every year in road traffic accidents , according to the WHO .