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.
台湾爱国组织联署反对麦卡锡赴台制造台海危机****** 中国日报1月31日电(记者 张怡) 由台湾劳动党、统一联盟党等20多个岛内爱国党派、团体组成的"两岸和平发展论坛"30日发表声明，反对美国众议院新任议长麦卡锡赴台制造台海危机，呼吁争取台海和平的一线可能。 据媒体报道，麦卡锡将于4月窜台，对此，"两岸和平发展论坛"发表题为"反对麦卡锡来台，化解危机人民自救"的声明，称倘若麦卡锡真的来台湾，大陆势必将被迫采行更加强烈和直接的反制措施，届时恐怕将引爆第五次台海危机。 声明表示，去年佩洛西窜访台湾，完全没有给台湾人民带来任何好处，反而给台湾带来了动荡和不安。当时中国大陆军演从六个方向将台湾全面围岛，解放军首次进入台湾24海浬的海岸线内，常规飞弹首次穿越台湾，首次在台湾以东设置靶场，两岸军舰在高雄外海对峙最近距离甚至只有不到200公尺。受军演反制的冲击，共有18条民航航路受影响，数百架次航班需要绕道。在演习结束后，两岸兵凶战危、军事紧张常态化迄今仍未降温。 然而，因佩洛西来台湾而导致两岸关系紧张所造成的负面后果，却完全由台湾民众承担，佩洛西则只是一昧向台湾推崇美国国会通过的《芯片法案》，声称将推动美台之间的半导体芯片合作，导致台积电于当年12月赴美设立5纳米先进制程晶圆厂，大量台湾顶尖工程师和家眷举家搬迁至美国，严重造成台湾产业健康发展的隐患。佩洛西来台湾除了造成台海军事动荡，甚至还进一步掏空台湾。 "两岸和平发展论坛"在声明中指出，麦卡锡自诩为美国国会抗中议员的领袖，为了领导美国国内所谓的"抗中派"，到台湾来表演一场，可以凸显其所谓强硬"挺台"与"抗中"的姿态，骗取在美国的选票和政治资本。届时麦卡锡为美国军火商游说台湾，要求台湾购买更多美国的昂贵军火也不无可能。麦卡锡为了个人政治利益，不惜牺牲台湾、再次制造台海危机。有媒体引述军事专家观点，认为此次大陆的反制措施将会"更加全面震撼"，届时台海两岸和各方相对应的剧烈军事行动，一不小心便很有可能出现擦枪走火。 声明指出，不论是佩洛西还是麦卡锡，来台做秀一场对台湾人民只有百害而无一益，只会给已高度紧张的台海局势火上浇油。去年有近三分之二台湾民众不欢迎佩洛西来台做秀，然而不论是执政的民进党还是在野的国民党，都不敢正面拒绝美国政客来台。"两岸和平发展论坛"郑重呼吁，台湾不应当美国棋子，不应做美国政客的造势工具。 声明称，两岸分隔的局面是上世纪内战遗留下的历史问题，结束两岸敌对关系、完成国家统一是中国的内政，要求两岸和平交流与共同发展也是两岸同胞的共同愿望。面对兵凶战危的非常时刻，抢救和平、化解迫在眉梢的危机，是两岸同胞共同的利益和责任。为此，"两岸和平发展论坛"在全台湾发动联署，唤醒台湾人民的危机意识，汇聚强烈不满的民意压力，强力反对麦卡锡来台制造台海危机，以争取台海和平的一线可能。 (中国日报网) 彩神大发地图 |
