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.
“一刻不停”自我革命,习近平再释全面从严治党****** 中新社北京1月10日电 (记者 张素 邢翀)中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平9日上午在中国共产党第二十届中央纪律检查委员会第二次全体会议上发表重要讲话。这是他连续第11次在新年伊始出席中央纪委全会。 接受中新社记者采访的党建学者表示,经过新时代十年全面从严治党实践锤炼,管党治党宽松软状况得到根本扭转。如今,习近平强调“一刻不停推进全面从严治党”“发扬彻底的自我革命精神,永远吹冲锋号”,释出中共全面从严治党一刻不松、半步不退的鲜明态度。 “全面从严治党永远在路上,要时刻保持解决大党独有难题的清醒和坚定。”习近平在讲话中强调。他还将解决这些难题比作实现新时代新征程党的使命任务必须迈过的一道坎,是全面从严治党适应新形势新要求必须啃下的硬骨头。 中共中央党校(国家行政学院)教授戴焰军注意到,继二十大报告提出“大党独有难题”这一重要命题,习近平此番用“如何始终不忘初心、牢记使命”“如何始终统一思想、统一意志、统一行动”等六个“如何”进一步明确何为百年大党必须解决的独有难题,意在让全党清醒认识自身党情,“全面从严治党也就有了前提和方向”。 与此同时,学者表示以“必须迈过的一道坎”、“必须啃下的硬骨头”形容解决大党独有难题,体现出推进全面从严治党的紧迫性。中共中央党校(国家行政学院)教授竹立家举例说,现实中有些领导干部搞“两面派”,有些党员理想信念发生动摇,已经影响到党的公信力。如今重申“如何始终不忘初心、牢记使命”,有助于从根本上解决“对党忠诚”这一核心问题。 在以“永远吹冲锋号”亮明坚决态度的同时,习近平强调,要站在事关党长期执政、国家长治久安、人民幸福安康的高度,把全面从严治党作为党的长期战略、永恒课题,“把党的伟大自我革命进行到底”。 受访学者称,唯有坚持自我革命精神,推进全面从严治党,才能真正实现稳固执政地位、社会长治久安、人民美好生活等目标。在新时代新征程上起好步开好局,更需从新的战略高度“一刻不停推进全面从严治党”。 未来如何推进?习近平此番着重阐述“一个重要体系”,即“全面从严治党体系”,并作出一系列战略部署。 新时代十年,中共已初步构建起全面从严治党体系。二十大报告首次提出“健全全面从严治党体系”后,习近平此番指出,进一步健全这一体系要坚持“内容上全涵盖、对象上全覆盖、责任上全链条、制度上全贯通”。 “当前出现的不少问题往往具有关联性,比如作风问题、纪律问题容易演变为腐败问题,这就要求我们必须坚持问题导向、以全局思维统筹,将全面从严治党体系建成一个内涵丰富、功能完备、科学规范、运行高效的动态系统。”戴焰军说。 基于这一体系,习近平还在全会上作出一系列战略部署。学者对此表示,这些部署承上启下、切中要害,立足现实、着眼长远,彰显“一刻不停推进全面从严治党”的力度。 对于反腐败工作,习近平强调必须深化标本兼治、系统治理,一体推进,并点明“进一步健全完善惩治行贿的法律法规”“严厉打击那些所谓‘有背景’的‘政治骗子’”等举措。 “对行业性、系统性、地域性腐败问题进行专项整治,以及结合近期贪腐案件严厉打击‘政治骗子’,相关部署都找准了问题根源,将进一步铲除腐败滋生土壤。”戴焰军说。 外界注意到,纪律建设被摆上更突出位置。习近平指出,党规制定、党纪教育、执纪监督全过程都要贯彻严的要求,“既让铁纪‘长牙’、发威,又让干部重视、警醒、知止”。 竹立家表示,加强纪律建设是全面从严治党的治本之策,突出用纪律管党治党、抓早抓小,意在把“严”的要求贯彻到纪律的前沿、监督的前沿,以期发挥出“治本”效果。 此次讲话中,习近平还着眼于发挥全面从严治党的引领保障作用,提出“要以有力政治监督保障党的二十大决策部署落实见效”,“及时准确发现有令不行、有禁不止”,切实打通贯彻执行中的堵点淤点难点。 党建学者认为,管党治党和中央决策部署能否落到实处,监督必不可少,且关键在于各级纪检监察部门。在全面贯彻落实党的二十大精神的开局之年,通过在中央纪委全会上强化政治监督,会让百年大党在新的“赶考之路”上行稳致远。(完) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |