The disposal of radioactive water is a major challenge for nuclear energy industry. Following the devastating tsunami at Fukushima, the Japanese government’s decision to release over one million tons of treated radioactive water into the ocean has sparked widespread debate and divided public opinion.

Aqua Fission’s radiation decontamination technology purifies radioactive water from deuterium, radium, tritium, and other isotopes at a cost significantly lower than current methods, recycling both primary or second loop water for re-use in the reactor system, minimizing water consumption and reducing the need for discharge. The purified water can be discharged or used for clean, potable water.

As a result of purification, all radioactive isotopes will remain either in salt obtained by mixing radioactive water with seawater or, if the nuclear power plant is located far from the sea, in a small volume of water (0.1-1% of the total volume of radioactive water).