Japan and the current radioactive water pollution disposal

Am I hearing things or did the #Fox8News just say that #Japan dumped 100's of gallons of radioactive tainted water into the ocean that's 5x more radioactive then when it normally is in the reactors cooling system. I'll have to look for the story online to see exactly what they said, but don't we all get our drinking water from the oceans and rivers around us?! They could of made a temporary containment pool and filled it with the contaminates until it's contents were safer. So what?! now it'll spread worldwide and we'll be eating radioactive fish and drink polluted water? What is it with the way people handle disasters? I know we all can't ever be prepared to handle the worst, and the worst is always yet to come when dealing with the constantly changing world and mother nature around us, but why can't we get the proper and correct people in charge that will use their brains instead of doing things without using the principle  cause and effect. As the life cycle always goes, there's a chain that always repeats. One mistake can make the world crumble and the drop of a pin in perspective. I strongly suggest NATO or to whom ever it concerns that we outlaw Nuclear reactors with energy production or anything that operates in such manner. I just don't fully understand. I understand clearly what can happen, but why does someone such as myself with no high rank in society be so understanding of what can truly happen. I'm lost for words on this. Except it's real dumb, ignorant, or inconsiderate. Comments welcome.