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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.
新疆戈壁滩上的“测天哨兵”:平均10天遭遇一场8级以上大风****** (新春走基层)新疆戈壁滩上的“测天哨兵”：平均10天遭遇一场8级以上大风 中新网新疆福海1月12日电 (李志宏 玉素甫·吐尔公)驱车从新疆阿勒泰地区福海县城一路向东，穿过挂着雾凇的沙枣林，路过披着晨雾的村庄，挺进戈壁滩风景渐显荒凉。近日，记者探访了新疆唯一的大气本底站——中国气象局阿克达拉区域大气本底站。 位于新疆阿勒泰地区福海县的阿克达拉区域大气本底站，是新疆目前唯一的大气本底站，也是中国7个国家大气本底站之一。目前，站内有11名工作人员，8名都是“90后”，他们不仅远离城市繁华，平均每10天还要遭遇一场8级以上大风。 “因阿勒泰地区空气质量良好，且地处我国天气系统上游，2002年阿克达拉区域大气本底站被中国气象局遴选为区域大气本底站。经过10年科学论证，2012年获中国气象局正式批复。目前承担地面观测、气溶胶、反应性气体和温室气体观测等40多种常规业务。”阿克达拉区域大气本底站站长王建林说。  阿克达拉区域大气本底站承担地面观测、气溶胶、反应性气体和温室气体观测等40多种常规业务。 新疆气象局供图“阿克达拉”为哈萨克语，意为“荒凉的戈壁滩”，建设在这里的大气本底站方圆50公里皆为冲积平地和戈壁，最近的村庄也在5公里之外。王建林说，大气本底站的监测，要求在“相对清洁”的大气环境中进行，其监测结果才能代表受人为影响最小的大气。为了确保这份“相对清洁”，站里的食堂建在距离观测场300多米外的西北角，每天炒菜都要少放油，取暖和其他生活保障全都使用清洁能源。这些天气系统上游的“测天哨兵”，一年四季在戈壁滩上工作生活。 每天7时，阿克达拉区域大气本底站的“测天哨兵”们就开始工作了。由于地处偏远，停电是“家常便饭”。“每次停电，一些设备就会出现不可预料的故障，因此，我们要求观测员在停电后一分钟到岗。”王健林说。 在别人眼里，气象观测员们就是“数据的搬运工”，实则不然。根据《气象高质量发展纲要(2022—2035年)》要求，阿克达拉区域大气本底站要提升大气本底观测计量标校业务能力，完成提升温室气体观测业务质量等17项目标考核任务，颇具科技“含金量”。2022年，该站新增11台先进监测仪器，对管理、巡检、维护提出更高要求。王建林带领观测员们争分夺秒制定规范流程、熟悉仪器设备，在不到一个月的时间内让仪器发挥出应有的效益。 谈及对新年的期冀，王建林决心在这里干到退休，他的新年愿望是希望早日建成科研室，让年轻人在一个比较舒适的环境里潜心钻研业务，快速锻炼成长成才。“00后”董垠希是站里最年轻的观测员，工作不到一年的她已经加入“阿克达拉黑炭气溶胶和SO2浓度变化研究”团队，她希望瞄准气溶胶与呼吸道疾病这一方向开展相关研究，争取自己主持课题。(完)
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