Japan is considering to release tons of radioactive tritium from Fukushima’s nuclear power plant into Pacific ocean, raising many concerns world widely.

The plant has been incapacitated since the huge damages caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, with more than 1,000 large tanks being filled with discarded cooling water, which has been cleansed of caesium and strontium but not of tritium.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the plant, is expected to start releasing the water which contains tritium into the Pacific Ocean later this year, since the final political decision is still pending.

Some scientists argue that releasing water containing tritium into the Pacific Ocean will have a minimally negative effect on human health and the environment.

However, other experts have raised many concerns about the potential impact of radioactive contamination entering into the ocean.

Children in particular are more susceptible to radiation-linked illness, since tritium is believed to go directly into the soft tissues and organs of the human body, potentially increasing cancer risks, says Telegraph.