资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。
2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
江西省上高县敖山镇副镇长唐国徽——扎根乡村接续奋斗****** 大棚里,几十株果树枝繁叶茂,黄澄澄的果实点缀其间。12月1日,党的二十大代表、江西省上高县敖山镇副镇长兼洋林归侨少数民族聚居村党支部纪检委员唐国徽,一大早便和县农业农村局农业推广研究员赵险锋,钻进了村里的大棚。 “国徽,今年的果子口感不错。”村民们笑着打招呼。 “市场销售也很好。我调研了一下,在南昌每斤平均可以卖到10元,品相好,售价更高。”唐国徽笑着说,“今天咱们请来技术专家,给大家讲讲果树保养。” 怎么修枝去果,如何保留养分,赵险锋讲得认真,大家听得仔细,不时提出问题。连下几场小雨,气温明显下降,大棚内却是热火朝天。大棚外还有连片的泰国红心柚园、火龙果园、蓝莓园。 今年34岁的唐国徽是洋林村土生土长的瑶族小伙。大学毕业后,曾在深圳创业。就在生意红火之时,他应邀回乡发展。10年来,唐国徽带领乡亲们通过发展水果、乡村旅游等特色产业走上增收致富之路,村民人均收入从8000多元增至2.8万余元。 出席党的二十大后回到村里,唐国徽积极宣讲党的二十大精神。“党的二十大报告对全面推进乡村振兴作出重要部署,强调‘坚持农业农村优先发展’‘加快建设农业强国’。”唐国徽对乡亲们说,“全面推进乡村振兴,我们不能有‘等靠要’的想法,要撸起袖子加油干。咱们洋林村最大的特色就是多民族聚居,发展乡村旅游还有很大潜力可挖。” 村民们听得带劲,也提出一些建议,唐国徽一一认真记录。随后,唐国徽拿出一份方案,与洋林村党支部书记张胜德一起到县水利局争取项目资金,计划打通洋林村边与泗溪镇漕港村边水塘,打造景观湖泊。 “在这之前,我们已经和泗溪镇进行了协商,一起发展全域旅游。”唐国徽介绍,目前洋林村水系治理项目已经立项。 对接电商平台,打造“多彩洋林”农产品销售平台;联系专业公司,制订洋林村特色旅游小镇规划……“国徽一直没闲着,带着我们拓宽增收致富路。”张胜德拿出工作日志,其中记录了最近的工作日程。 “来看看我这刺绣怎么样?”走进村民陈胜梅家,她手里正针线飞舞。唐国徽拿起一份刺绣作品,只见“多彩洋林”几个彩字下,绣着一幅山水田园图。 “您的手艺快赶上老师喽!”唐国徽点赞。上月底,唐国徽请来上高县特殊学校的刺绣老师,为全村妇女开展了两天培训。 洋林村的妇女有民族刺绣手艺基础,如今在老师的带动下得到提升。村里的美术老师叶其秀,以洋林村风光画出10余幅“多彩洋林”美图,作为刺绣创作的底板。“大家不用担心销路,刺绣老师帮咱们卖,乡村旅游也能带动销售。”唐国徽给大家鼓劲。 “发展好洋林村,要只争朝夕。”掏出一张手绘的地图,唐国徽比画着说,“露营地、童乐园、滑草场、民族创业园……完成一项,就在旁边标注一项。” “习近平总书记在党的二十大报告中指出,当代中国青年生逢其时,施展才干的舞台无比广阔,实现梦想的前景无比光明。”唐国徽说,“作为一名新时代青年,我愿扎根乡村接续奋斗,让乡亲们的日子越过越红火。”(朱磊) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |