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.
美施压“烟害防制法”?台媒称绿营将强行通过开放加热烟,网友讽刺****** 【环球网综合报道 记者赵友平】台湾《联合报》4日独家消息称,岛内“烟害防制法修正草案”经过3次协商后,各方逐渐达成共识,其中最重要的2项包括新型烟品加热烟“加热烟载具不广告、不宣传”、“20岁以下禁止购买加热烟载具”。报道称,不过3日傍晚传出民进党团总召柯建铭碍于美方压力出手要求台湾开放加热烟的消息。《联合报》称,美国烟商将迎来上千亿(新台币)营收。有岛内网友对此讽刺道: “卖台进行式,一直被强迫开放各种措施,历史重演。”也有网友说:“你慢慢会发现:美国人要的东西,台湾没有不给的!” 加热烟全称是“加热非燃烧烟草制品”,是一种以不燃烧的方式将烟草加热至300-350°C左右高温的烟草产品。据台湾《联合报》报道,“烟害防制法修正草案”4日上午9时许在“立法院卫环委员会”进行第4次协商,岛内“卫环委员会召委”、国民党“立委”林为洲3日晚在脸书发文称,“烟害防制法”“修法”历经多次协商,慢慢取得共识,将加热烟载具纳管,不得作宣传广告,未满20岁不得购买,没想到高层一声令下,通通推翻。林为洲称,之前的讨论协商,看来都只是演戏过场。 林为洲3日晚接受台湾《联合报》采访时说,先前已经过协商且拟出结论。像“纸烟管制加严”各方皆有共识如对在不得抽烟场所抽烟的行为人加重罚则、扩大禁烟场所如校园等;对于电子烟,因难以确认其焦油等成分,加上是许多年轻人入门烟款,未来禁止后将有法可管,包括禁止贩卖、禁止吸食。 林为洲说,争议最大是加热烟,台行政机构版“草案”过去以“纳管”一词、坚持要开放进口加热烟,“拒烟团体”则希望禁止。林为洲表示,加热烟分成烟弹(烟草柱)及载具,烟弹本身是烟,与纸烟成分相同,因此法条内已有规定;问题在于加热烟的吸食器载具,“政院版草案”没有明文管理加热烟载具,未来烟商恐大肆作广告,甚至赠送载具,鼓励、引诱更多人甚至年轻人吸加热烟。 林为洲说,因此在第3次协商后,各方面针对加热烟载具达成2点共识:“可以贩卖但不能广告”、“20岁以下不可购买”,而上周除了在场“委员”都同意,因此约定在4日上午第4次协商,并要求将载具管理纳入条文中。 “昨天迟迟等不到更新条文,傍晚卫生福利部门健康署说柯总召(柯建铭)不同意纳管(加热烟载具)!”林为洲透露。 台湾《联合报》称,已在台湾出现的加热烟品牌有“iQOS”、“lil”、“glo”、“Ploom”。报道称,据了解,此次“烟害防制法”促通过加热烟最大推手为美商菲利普莫里斯烟草公司,旗下加热烟品牌“iQOS”早已于各县市成立专卖店、维修店。报道称,目前台湾一年烟品市场达1700亿元新台币,未来纸烟衰退,恐怕会有半数近千亿(新台币)市场由加热烟吃下,还会吸引更多第一次抽烟、原抽电子烟转换加热烟的族群,“庞大商机无法想象”。 林为洲直言,今天如无法达到管制加热烟载具目的,将会立刻召开记者会,抨击台行政机构、卫福部门、健康署受烟商压力,自辱推翻原先的承诺。 对此,有岛内网友称,美国烟商这是“另一种鸦片战争”。↓ 有网友批评绿营,称这是“卖台进行式,一直被强迫开放各种措施,历史重演。”↓ 此前,民进党当局曾放开美国含有瘦肉精的猪肉入台。有网友说,绿营“有利台湾人民的没争取到半点,迫害人民身体健康的每项都开放了”。↓ 有网友说,“支持”台湾的背后都是生意人,是有目的,先以政治手段敲开大门,接着就露出真面目。↓ 还有网友问:柯建铭的下一步要开放大麻吗?↓ 也有网友说,你慢慢会发现:美国人要的东西,台湾没有不给的!↓ (环球网) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |