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.
福建尤溪：“国家级制种大县”种粮户的致富经****** (新春走基层)福建尤溪：“国家级制种大县”种粮户的致富经 中新网三明1月19日电 (雷朝良 吴振湖)“现在对田地的利用越来越合理，我们也更快增收致富。”在福建省三明市尤溪县洋中镇后楼村纵横交错的阡陌之间，种粮户郑仁胜用脚踩了踩松软的田地，毫不费力就踩出一个深深的脚印。 “田跟人一样，都需要休息。”郑仁胜望着他流转来的50亩田地，若有所思。春节将至，正是农闲时节，他每年在田里收获两茬，这几个月准备让这些田休息休息。 说起一年来的收获，郑仁胜难掩心中的喜悦：“头茬种烟，收入34万元，二茬水稻制种，收入15.9万元。两茬加起来扣除田租、农资等能有20多万元纯收入。” 郑仁胜今年52岁，种粮20多年，但从事水稻制种才5个年头，一些技术细节还没掌握到位，“我家去年平均每亩才产水稻种子1750公斤，隔壁老曾家每亩达到了2500公斤，产量的提升空间还很大。”郑仁胜说，现在他对“藏粮于地，藏粮于技”的理解更加深刻了，来年他要再跟老曾比一比产量，同时为尤溪这个“国家级制种大县”做出自己的贡献。2022年，尤溪全县制种面积达到33458.6亩，产量740万公斤，产值1.05亿元。 “走，我带你去个地方！”郑仁胜神秘地领着记者，不一会儿来到村口的一处斜坡上。原来这里是村里的新型烤房集群，偌大的一个集群由98个拆装式轻钢保温结构密集式烤房组成，每个烤房至少可以管20亩烟田的烘烤。 “原来用煤烤烟，不仅是技术活、还是体力活，每隔两小时就要加一次煤，每次都弄得一身煤灰，而且每天晚上都要守在烤房边上。”郑仁胜说，现在的新型烤房改用生物质燃料烤烟，能够自动加料，而且还配备了“手机云烘烤”功能，用手机就可以控制烤房的温湿度，“躺着”就可以把烟烤好，省心省力、轻松干净。 据了解，新型烤房集群由村里的合作社统一建设管理，提高了利用率，还在顶上安装了光伏太阳能板，与光伏企业合作运营，增加了村财收入。 “目前这个烤房集群为全省最大，光伏顶棚的光伏利用面积达11500平方米，装机容量2148千瓦。仅光伏发电一项，就为村财增收了25万元。”后楼村党总支书记林城跟记者算了一笔账，与光伏企业按照3:1的比例投资收益，1个烤房每年按2000元的价格租给农户，整个烤房集群为村财增收近45万元。 据悉，2021年至2022年，尤溪县共新建453座密集式烤房，带动烟叶增产120万公斤，烟农收入增加5500万元、税收增加1200多万元，烟农户均增收4.7万元。 新的一年，郑仁胜打算用上有机肥和微量元素更好地涵养田地，种出更好的庄稼。“现在国家的支持力度越来越大，庄稼的品种越来越好、加工工艺越来越先进，只要我们勤快点、努力点，日子就会越有奔头。”郑仁胜乐呵呵地说。(完) 彩虹多多地图 |
