The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as seen in March, has been
a focal point for concerns over the Japanese government's plan to dump
contaminated water into the sea. [THE ASAHI SHIMBUN/GETTY IMAGES]On Friday, the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority officially
approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's plan to release contaminated
water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors into the Pacific.Japan's claim that it would treat the 1.25 million tons of
radioactive water at the plant to make it safe before disposing of it is
nonsense, and has long been refuted by scientists.How to deal with the nuclear waste water in Fukushima is not just a
private matter of Japan. It has been calculated that it will take only
57 days for the contaminated water to reach the other side of the
Pacific and just 10 years to spread to every corner of the world.It will take even fewer days to reach China and the Republic of
Korea, as well as other countries neighboring Japan. Japanese fishermen,
who rely on the harvest from the sea for their livelihoods, have
protested the move as well as they will also be victims of the plan, and
Japanese residents gathered at the Nuclear Regulation Authority office
building in Tokyo on Friday to express their concern about its decision.Since the plan has been met with fierce opposition both at home and
abroad, a responsible nation would discuss with others the other options
for disposing of the contaminated water with a view to identifying the
best means to minimize the possible negative effects on the environment.
Yet the Japanese government has adamantly refused to do so.Upon announcing the plan in April 2021, Taro Aso, then Japanese
deputy prime minister and finance minister, claimed that the
contaminated nuclear water was "drinkable", yet he has never put a glass
to his lips to prove the veracity of that claim.The Japanese government also claimed they had an Advanced Liquid
Processing System to remove the radioactive elements in the water before
releasing it into the ocean, which was refuted by their recruiting
technologies to get rid of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen in
the water in June 2021.They even claimed the release plan has the support of the
International Atomic Energy Agency. Yet the IAEA has raised doubts and
challenged the plan.ROK environmental protection organizations have even said the plan is
like "a nuclear terrorist attack". According to the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which Japan is a party, every
nation is obliged to protect the sea and the ocean.If Tokyo presses ahead with its irresponsible act, the affected
countries have every right to claim compensation for their losses
through legal means.Japan has caused enough trouble to the world in history. It should not make that record longer.更多橡胶市场关心咱们。
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