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.
专家详解 “阳康”网红食物****** “阳康”后推荐喝奶茶?黄桃罐头除了愉悦心情有实效吗?盐蒸橙子真能缓解“刀片喉”吗?在1月7日举办的上海科普大讲坛上,上海市疾病预防控制中心副主任医师、营养学博士汪正园对当下的一些“阳康”网红食物是否有效、为何有效进行了解答: 粥没有错,但更推荐牛奶 胃口不太好的情况下,大家可能选择喝粥来“续命”。汪正园说,“粥并没有错,但是粥相对来说,营养比较匮乏,能量密度比较低,吃多后把胃撑起来了,其他一些营养更好或者能量密度更大的食物就吃不下了。” 因此,他推荐牛奶或酸奶,“‘阳康’的人胃口不是很好,吃不下东西,甚至我们的嗓子不是很舒服的情况下,更推荐酸奶,因为酸奶能量密度更高,而且对乳糖不耐受人群更友好些。” 奶茶登上“推荐榜” 碳水化合物让人“又爱又恨”,但在抗病毒时它不可缺。“吃饱了才有力气减肥,同样,吃饱了才有力气对抗病毒。”汪正园说。 他表示,一般来说,好的碳水来源是主食和水果,如果真的吃不下,可以喝一些含糖饮料来作为能量的补充;含糖饮料中最推荐奶茶,因为奶茶的能量密度在含糖饮料中是偏高的,奶茶里还会加些料,营养素较一般的饮料丰富。 含糖饮料中,他还推荐运动饮料,因为运动饮料有一定的矿物质含量标准,可补充因发烧流汗引起的电解质损失。 黄桃罐头不仅是“精神罐头” 对于“网红食物”黄桃罐头,汪正园说,黄桃罐头是可以补充维生素和矿物质的,另外,罐头比较“凉爽”,对咽部比较友好,可以提高进食的舒适度。 他表示,罐头的甜味也会给大脑提供愉悦信号,“糖分在进入我们身体的时候,可以跟口腔里面的甜味受体结合,促使大脑分泌‘快乐分子’——多巴胺。” 盐蒸橙子真能缓解“刀片喉”吗? 盐蒸橙子能缓解“刀片喉”,汪正园说,这是因为橙子富含芦丁,芦丁可以降低血管通透性,消除喉咙肿胀。 那其他果汁是不是也可以?对于这个问题,他解释,芦丁主要存在于橙皮和橘络(果皮内层筋络)中,蒸食有助芦丁更好地溶解,这样吃起来会更多;而橙汁饮料相对来说芦丁的含量会很低。 他还介绍,富含芦丁的水果不仅有柑橘类水果(橙子、橘子、柚子、柠檬等),还有西红柿、茄子、苦荞等。(记者 郑莹莹) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |