In the protected zone of the Sea of Japan, where the waters of the Tumen River occasionally flow, complete anoxia was recorded in 2013—all living organisms died due to the mass die-off of phytoplankton. Such phenomena occur under specific hydrological conditions. Overall, "dead zones" are rare, but they do occur in the Amur and Surinsky bays, as well as in the estuaries of the Tumen and Razdolnaya rivers.
Studies have shown extremely low concentrations of radionuclides in the waters, meaning there is no threat of contamination. From this perspective, the construction of the Primorskaya Nuclear Power Plant raises no concerns—the site selection is driven by the need for water cooling, while modern technologies and scientific oversight minimize the risks.
Host: Egor Kovalenko.
Guests: Vyacheslav Lobanov, Head of the Physical Oceanology Laboratory of the Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Candidate of Geographical Sciences; Pavel Tishchenko, Chief Researcher at the Laboratory of Hydrochemistry at the Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Doctor of Chemical Sciences.
