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.
他是中国现代桥梁之父,造桥炸桥皆因爱国!****** 2023年1月9日 是我国著名桥梁专家、土木工程学家茅以升 127周年诞辰 他主持建造了第一座 由中国人自行设计的近代化公路两用桥 他是共和国的脊梁,最美奋斗者!
他,是学院的优等生
茅以升1896年出生于江苏镇江 小时候的他家境贫寒 总是被同辈讥讽 但他并不在乎他人的看法 自立自强! 1912年初 茅以升进入唐山工业专门学校预科 成绩名列前茅 1916年,他远赴大洋彼岸求学 在美国康奈尔大学 用一年时间便取得了硕士学位 之后 他又赴美国卡内基理工学院攻读博士 毕业时 他的博士论文《框架结构的次应力》 被认为达到了当时的世界领先水平 他的创见被称为“茅氏定律”
他,是战时的科学家
外国桥梁专家曾说 “中国人无法在钱塘江上建桥” 茅以升听到此话时,愤慨不已 发誓一定要打破这种谬论! 1934年至1937年 时任钱塘江大桥工程处处长的茅以升 在条件非常复杂的钱塘江上 主持设计并修建了全长1453米的 公路两用钱塘江大桥 钱塘江大桥于1937年9月26日通车 这是中国人自己设计和施工建造的 第一座现代钢铁大桥 是我国桥梁建筑史上的一座里程碑! 大桥宏伟,无奈战争无情 1937年11月 为不使大桥为敌所用 军事当局要求爆破大桥 12月23日傍晚,钱塘江大桥被迫炸毁! 茅以升含泪发誓 “抗战必胜,此桥必复!” 为阻止日军修复大桥以为之所用 茅以升亲自带走建桥的14箱资料 随后多年,他万里逃难 只为不让资料落入日军手中 终于1953年5月 钱塘江大桥铁路、公路重建并恢复通车 正是茅以升不懈的努力 捍卫了共和国的基业!
他,是最美的奋斗者
新中国成立后 1955年至1957年 茅以升受命主持修建了 我国第一座跨越长江的大桥 ——武汉长江大桥 被称为“万里长江第一桥” 茅以升一生学桥、造桥、写桥 在中外报刊发表文章200余篇 主持编写了《中国古桥技术史》等书 为我国桥梁工程建设作出了杰出贡献 晚年,茅以升说: “人生一征途耳,其长百年 我已走过十之七八 回首前尘,历历在目 崎岖多于平坦,忽深谷,忽洪涛 幸赖桥梁以渡 桥何名欤?曰奋斗!” 2019年9月25日 茅以升被评选为“最美奋斗者” 一生奉献,不负其名! 整理:焦子原 综合:人民日报、九三学社微信公众号 (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |