中新网评：处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称，将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对，企图将核污水“一倒了之”，把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
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.
第十四届“大爱无国界”国际义卖活动开幕****** 中新网北京1月18日电 “大爱无国界——温暖成长路”国际义卖活动开幕式17日在北京以线上方式举行。中国外交部部长秦刚，特邀嘉宾、中共中央政治局委员、国务委员王毅夫人钱韦女士，120多家外国驻华使馆、国际组织驻华机构和部分爱心企业代表等出席。 秦刚代表外交部向长期以来始终支持、参与和关心“大爱无国界”活动的中外朋友，特别是各国驻华使节表示衷心的感谢，并向王毅国务委员、钱韦女士为活动所做大量工作表达由衷的敬意。 秦刚说，外交帮扶工作见证了一个个大爱项目落地生根、开花结果；见证了“大爱无国界”活动坚守初心，助力脱贫攻坚的圆满收官，乡村振兴接力起航；见证了无数个孩童心中的梦想实现，无数个家庭有了新的希望。“大爱无国界”活动的创办，不仅是为了凝聚爱心，共创未来，更是为了传递和发扬和衷共济、团结互助的“大爱精神”。 秦刚表示，中共二十大明确了新时代新征程中国共产党的中心任务，我们将以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴。中国式现代化是全体人民共同富裕的现代化。对于中国共产党，“人民”二字重千钧。我们坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，在发展中保障和改善民生，奋力把人民对美好生活的向往变为现实。脱贫只是第一步，更好日子在后头。我们将引导、支持有意愿、有能力的企业、社会组织和个人积极参与公益慈善事业。外交部将坚持把“大爱无国界”国际义卖活动办下去，越办越好。 钱韦女士在致辞中表示，“大爱无国界”国际义卖活动一步一个脚印走过13个年头，用心用情换来无数温暖人心时刻，为中国脱贫攻坚和乡村振兴事业做出积极贡献。本届义卖活动将主题确定为“温暖成长路”，聚焦帮扶乡村儿童，计划将善款用于为云南省金平县、麻栗坡县近百所中小学校新建和改造热浴设施，让两县近2万名孩子沐浴温暖、健康成长。正是来自中外各方爱心人士的一次次付出和奉献，变为润物无声的温暖，改变无数个家庭的命运，点亮无数个孩子的希望，书写中国人民与各国人民以心相交、守望相助的动人篇章。 阿联酋驻华大使扎希里代表外国驻华使团发表视频致辞，表示在中国共产党领导下，中国脱贫攻坚取得巨大成功，并努力实现共同富裕。阿中两国都秉持构建人类命运共同体理念，希望各国都能成为全球发展的积极贡献者，携手为全人类打造充满希望、繁荣、可持续的未来。 嘉宾们共同见证“云义卖”活动正式启动。此次义卖筹集货品近400种、5.8万件，在淘宝平台设立“数乡宝藏旗舰店”专题网页，持续至2月8日，并将举行直播带货。(完) 一分钟彩票地图 |
