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.
彭秋香代表:以高质量司法走好新的赶考之路****** 【奋进新征程 建功新时代·二十大代表在基层】 “作为一名山区的法官,我要把党的二十大精神学习好宣传好贯彻好,用实际行动走好新的赶考之路。”11月4日,党的二十大代表、广东省茂名市信宜市人民法院民一庭庭长彭秋香,在该院第11次党组理论学习中心组(扩大)会议上作了履职和学习体会报告。 彭秋香代表在和群众认真交流。林丹丹摄/光明图片 回到工作岗位后,彭秋香立即以实际行动学习宣传和贯彻党的二十大精神。10月25日,彭秋香向法院党组和所在的党支部传达了党的二十大精神。“这是我第一次走进人民大会堂,激动的心情难以言表。我印象最深刻的是习近平总书记向大会作报告时现场多次响起经久不息的掌声,这是代表们对报告中描绘的宏伟蓝图的热烈期盼。”彭秋香分享了她参加党的二十大开幕会的感受,随后她从党的二十大盛况、广东代表团学习讨论、与代表交流等方面,讲述她的所见所闻所感,并围绕如何学习贯彻党的二十大精神进行了系统阐释和深入解读。彭秋香表示,习近平总书记提出的“五个牢牢把握”,为学习贯彻党的二十大精神提供了“路线图”,怎样把大会确定的“路线图”转化为贯彻落实的“施工图”,是接下来的头等大事。 11月1日,彭秋香来到怀乡镇扶德村。“作为一名基层党员代表,参加党的二十大让我感到非常自豪。”谈起在人民大会堂聆听党的二十大报告时的感受,彭秋香仍难抑激动之情。她用亲身经历、切身感受、具体事例向村民们讲解党的二十大提出的新思想、新要求、新举措。彭秋香通俗易懂、朴素生动的宣讲,引发在场干部群众的共鸣。 “我将继续用群众喜闻乐见的形式,将党的二十大精神及身边的好声音、新变化,传递给广大的市民群众,在宣传群众、凝聚群众、服务群众上贡献自己的力量。”彭秋香说。 在用情、用心、用力学习宣传党的二十大精神的同时,彭秋香切实做好本职工作,以对法律负责、对人民负责、对历史负责的态度处理每一起案件。参加完党的二十大回到信宜后,彭秋香立即投入案件审理工作中,截至11月16日,她已审理了20多件案件。 彭秋香2006年任助理审判员,之后一直从事民商事审判工作。她常年奔走在田间地头,做到脚下有土、心中有情。在案件的处理上,她总是尽可能多调解,尽可能多为群众解决一些实际困难、少留一些遗憾。她先后获得广东省优秀共产党员、全国法官办案标兵、全国优秀法官等荣誉称号。 彭秋香说:“今后我将始终胸怀司法为民的责任担当,持续致力于加强诉源治理力度、致力于提升家事审判温度、致力于强化特殊困难群体保护、致力于加大普法宣传广度,当好社会主义法治理念的培育者、矛盾纠纷的化解者、乡村振兴的推动者。” 如今,信宜山区群众对高效便捷的司法服务需求越来越高。彭秋香表示,她将以“再赶考”的姿态继续砥砺前行,把党的“好声音”及时、准确地传递到群众中间,把党的二十大精神落实到审判工作中,坚持司法为民、公正司法,以高质量司法向党和人民提交一份满意答卷。 《光明日报》( 2022年11月23日 05版)
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