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.
新年连打三“虎”显示中国反腐三个动向****** 中新社北京1月6日电 (张素 谢雁冰)1月6日,2023年新年伊始,中国官方在一日内接连宣布三“虎”被打:山东省青岛市政协主席汲斌昌,国家烟草专卖局原党组成员、副局长何泽华,河北省人大常委会原副主任王雪峰,均涉嫌严重违纪违法,正分别接受审查调查。 开年连打三“虎”,释放了反腐败斗争一刻不停的强烈信号,亦显示出中国反腐的三个动向。 ——“严” 被称为2023年“首虎”的汲斌昌在任上被查,其最近一次公开活动是在1月3日。他还在数日前主持中国人民政治协商会议第十四届青岛市委员会第二次会议闭幕大会,并在讲话中谈到“廉洁从政从业”。 何泽华、王雪峰则分别于2014年、2018年卸任。而打“虎”实践一再表明,退休不是护身符,反腐败没有例外,只要触碰纪法红线,总有事情败露、付出代价的一天。 过去一年,中国以零容忍态度反腐惩恶,32名中管干部被宣布接受审查调查,37名中管干部受处分。中共二十大以来不到3个月,官方已通报10名中管干部接受审查调查、3名中管干部受到党纪政务处分信息。 就在此番官宣三“虎”被打的前一日,中央纪委国家监委网站于5日刊发《坚决打好反腐败斗争攻坚战持久战》一文。文中点名多“虎”并指出,要“坚持严的基调不动摇,始终保持反腐败斗争高压态势”。 观察家指出,密集打“虎”彰显了全面从严治党坚持严的基调,长抓不懈、紧抓不放,亦向外界传递出“决不能有松劲歇脚、疲劳厌战的情绪,更不能有降调变调的错误期待”的信息。 ——“准” “关键少数”和“关键领域”被视作腐败增量的重要源头。近年来,官方在坚持严的主基调不动摇的同时,开启对“关键少数”和“关键领域”腐败的精准治理,其中包括“持续推进金融领域腐败治理”“深化国企反腐败工作”等。 此次落马的三名官员中,汲斌昌主抓经济工作多年。他曾担任山东省人民政府国有资产监督管理委员会副主任、党委委员,山东省经济和信息化委员会党组书记、主任等职,还曾掌舵山东省鲁信投资控股集团有限公司。 何泽华长期在烟草系统工作,曾任江苏省烟草专卖局(公司)副局长、安徽中烟工业公司总经理等职。2003年7月起,他更是在国家烟草专卖局工作十余年之久。 当前,中国的反腐败工作愈发聚焦“关键”,对重点领域、重点行业、重点人群腐败问题的整治和查处更加明确。随着精准化水平不断提升,反腐败治理成效得到全面提高。 三“虎”被打后,中央纪委国家监委网站配发评论称,要“深化整治权力集中、资金密集、资源富集领域的腐败”“进一步铲除腐败滋生土壤”。据知,纪检监察机关正在持续深化整治国有企业、金融、政法、粮食购销等权力集中、资金密集、资源富集领域的腐败,清理风险隐患大的行业性、系统性、地域性腐败。 ——“深” 纪检监察机关在铁腕反腐的同时,也以刀刃向内的勇气严防“灯下黑”。外界注意到,此次落马的王雪峰曾在河北省纪委工作近十年,担任过河北省纪委常务副书记、省监察厅厅长、省预防腐败局局长等职。 近年来,少数纪检监察干部发生以权谋私、以案谋私等问题,凸显从严管理、从严监督的必要性和紧迫性。日前,中共中央政治局常委、中央纪委书记李希在二十届中央纪委常委会集体学习时强调,要在锻造纪检监察铁军上坚持高标准、严要求。 坚定不移把反腐败斗争推向纵深的同时,官方也多措并举强化警示震慑,例如推出“2023年元旦、春节期间‘四风’问题监督举报曝光专区”,加大典型案例通报曝光力度。此外,四集电视专题片《永远吹冲锋号》即将播出,该片将讲述中共如何持之以恒推进全面从严治党,预计片中披露十余个案例的详情。 更受关注的还有将于本月9日至11日召开的二十届中央纪律检查委员会第二次全体会议,外界普遍认为,会上将进一步深入部署反腐败工作。(完) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() ![]() 网信快3地图 |