The international community continues to oppose Japan's push to discharge the nuclear contaminated water from Fukushima into the sea, criticizing this move as an "extremely selfish calculation"
2021-12-15
Despite widespread condemnation and doubts, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are still promoting the preparation for the discharge of polluted water from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea. Japan and the international community continue to voice opposition and criticism, believing that this practice is extremely irresponsible, will seriously damage international public health and safety and the vital interests of the people of neighboring countries, and will endanger the living environment of all mankind. All parties urged Japan to rescind its wrong decision and fulfill its due international obligations. Greenpeace recently released the report "reality of Fukushima radioactive water crisis", which made a comprehensive and systematic analysis on the problem of Fukushima nuclear polluted water, including the source of nuclear polluted water, the defects of multi nuclide treatment system The report points out that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company have fabricated a series of "lies" around more than one million tons of nuclear polluted water : there will be no more storage space by 2022; Radioactive tritium is the only radionuclide in water and is harmless; The water is not polluted; There is no choice but to discharge. In fact, these statements are only made for financial and political reasons. Emissions are not only the cheapest option, but also help the government create an impression that substantial progress is being made in the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. However, in fact, the threat of nuclear leakage disaster will continue, which will not only directly affect the people of Fukushima, but also have a wide impact on other regions of Japan and the world. The report points out that TEPCO and Japanese government agencies seem to have worsened the crisis through collusion again and again. TEPCO recently admitted that its treatment technology was flawed - 10 years after the disaster, it admitted that the contaminated water contained radioisotope carbon 14, which is only the latest in a series of actions that have distorted and covered up history for a long time. Fukushima citizens, commercial institutions such as the National Federation of Japanese fishery cooperatives, most municipal councils in Fukushima Prefecture and the wider Japanese society have long strongly opposed the discharge of nuclear contaminated water. However, the Japanese government continues to ignore the views of all those who seek to protect the oceans. After a detailed review of the evidence, Greenpeace's report concluded that the only acceptable solution at present is to continue to store and treat nuclear contaminated water for a long time, allowing time for the adoption of more efficient treatment technologies and the natural attenuation of radioactive elements. This is the only way to protect the human rights, health and environment of the Fukushima people, Japan and even the international community. Japan's "Daily News" recently reported that the governor of Miyagi Prefecture, Kahao Murai, asked the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company to "study alternative treatment methods other than discharge to the sea" on the issue of nuclear polluted water. He also asked the Japanese government to issue a "safety declaration" on the nuclear polluted water treated by Fukushima nuclear power plant. In Fukushima Prefecture, some people of insight set up a non-governmental organization called "protecting the sea and life network". The group opposes the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea, requires the local government of Fukushima Prefecture to make a stand on the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea, and requests local governments at all levels in Fukushima to voice opposition to the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea. Japan's decision not only lacks scientific basis, but is likely to harm others and themselves in the end. Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that Daofu Aoyama, a visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, recently released the research results at an international seminar hosted by Fukushima University. According to the research results, cesium 137, a radioactive substance that flowed into the sea in the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011, reached the west coast of the United States, went north, passed through the Bering Sea in the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, and returned to the northeast coast of Japan seven to eight years later. The heads of 95 villages in Jeju Road, South Korea, jointly held a protest rally in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Jeju, urging the Japanese government to withdraw its decision to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea as soon as possible. The Jeju village chiefs Association issued a statement saying that the ocean is the common property of mankind and the wealth left to future generations. Japan's decision to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea without the consent of neighboring countries is a betrayal of mankind and must not be tolerated. The statement said that Japanese fishermen are also opposed to discharging Fukushima nuclear polluted water into the sea. The Japanese government cannot decide the treatment method of nuclear polluted water without authorization. It must ensure that all relevant information is open and transparent and consult with neighboring countries before making a final decision. "Is the water polluted by the Fukushima nuclear power really 'harmless' enough to be discharged directly into the sea? The strong opposition of the Japanese people is the best answer." Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website pointed out that the tritium containing Fukushima nuclear polluted water discharged into the ocean will produce low-intensity pollution β Radiation and its spread to the surrounding sea areas may have a long-term impact on marine ecology and international fisheries, and endanger the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the Pacific region. The article also points out that the Japanese government has proposed five methods for how to deal with nuclear polluted water, but finally decided to discharge it into the sea, believing that this is the "most practical solution", because "it takes the shortest time and the least cost to discharge it into the sea", which is really an "extremely selfish calculation". Daro Gooby, chairman of the Northern Territory branch of the Australia China industry and Commerce Commission, said in an interview with our reporter that Japan's announcement of discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea is a serious violation of the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea and the 1972 London Convention. This behavior comes from a country that claims to respect international rules and order, "This fully shows that Japan has adopted double standards in its treatment of international law". (outlook new era)
Edit:Ming Wu Responsible editor:Haoxuan Qi
Source:people.cn
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