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        Japan's toxic water plan defies int'l law 焦點熱議

        2023-07-04 18:08:00來源:chinadaily.com.cn
        FilephotooftheFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerStation.[Photo/Agencies]

        TheJapanesegovernment"sdecisiontodischargethenuclear-contaminatedwaterfromtheFukushimaDaiichinuclearpowerplantintotheseahas,fromtheverybeginning,beenquestionedandopposedbytheinternationalcommunity.NewsreportssayJapanplanstoreleasethetritium-contaminatedwaterfromthecrippledplantintotheseathissummer.

        Japan"splanisanextremelyirresponsiblemove.Ithasignoredtheprofessionalandauthoritativeopinionsofinternationalagenciesandoppositionathomeandabroad,showingitsdisregardforthemarineenvironmentandpublichealth.

        Thevolumeofnuclear-contaminatedwaterJapanhasdecidedtodischargeintotheseaanditspotentialrisksareunprecedented.Theradioactivewastewatercontainsmorethan60radionuclides,manyofwhichcannotbeeffectivelytreatedwithexistingtechnologies.


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        Someofthoseradionuclidescouldbespreadacrosstheoceansbycurrentsandeddiesanddamagethemarineenvironmentandecology.Thecontaminatedwastewater,plannedtobedischargedintotheseaoveraperiodof30years,willhaveanimpactonthemarineenvironmentandpublichealthworldwide.

        AccordingtoaGermanmarinescientificresearchinstitute,giventhestrongcurrentsalongthecoastofFukushima,radioactivematerialscouldspreadtomostofthePacificOceanwithin57daysfromthedayofthedischarge,andreachalloceanswithinadecade.AndGreenpeacenuclearexpertshavesaidtheleveloftheradioactiveisotopecarbon-14inthewastewaterwillremainhazardousforthousandsofyearswithpotentialtocausegeneticdamage.

        AllcountriesareobligedtoabidebytheprovisionsoftheUnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSeaontheprotectionandpreservationofthemarineenvironment,andjointlyprotectplanetEarth.

        AccordingtoprovisionsofgeneralinternationallawandtheUNCLOS,Japanisobligedtotakeallpossiblemeasurestopreventpollutionofthemarineenvironment,notifyandconsultwithstateslikelytobeaffected,assessandmonitortheenvironmentalimpact,takeprecautionarymeasurestominimizethepossiblehazardouseffects,ensuretransparency,andengageininternationalcooperationtoreducetherisksofdamagingthemarineenvironment.

        ButtheJapanesesidehasbeenshunningitsresponsibilitiesandinternationalobligationsusingvariouspretexts,andhasaudaciouslydecidedtodischargethenuclearcontaminatedwaterintothesea.Infact,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencytaskforce,whichhasconductedasafetyassessmentandreleasedareportinJapan,hasaverylimitedmandateasagreedbetweenJapanandtheIAEA.Also,theIAEAisnotauthorizedtoevaluateoptionsotherthanthedischargeplan.Therefore,JapancannotusetheIAEA"sreportasanexcusetodumpthenuclear-contaminatedwastewaterintotheocean.

        Japan"splantodumpthetoxicwastewaterintotheseaisnottheonlywaytodealwiththecontaminatedwaternorisitthesafestwayofdisposal.Butbeforethoroughlyexploringallsafemeansofdisposal,Japanhasunilaterallydecidedtodischargethetoxicwastewaterintotheoceantoreduceeconomiccosts,andputmarinelifeandhumanhealthatseriousrisk.

        TheJapanesegovernmenthasrepeatedlyclaimed,albeitwithoutprovingit,thatthecontaminatedwaterissafeenoughtodrinkafterbeingtreated.ButaccordingtothedatareleasedbyJapan,morethan70percentofthetreatedcontaminatedwaterstoredintanksstillhasradioactiveelementsthatfarexceedtheregulatorylimitsfordischarge.Asamatteroffact,areportfromJapansaidfishcaughtintheharborclosetothecripplednuclearplantcontainradioactivecaesiummorethan180timesJapan"slegallimit.

        ItisapitythatsomeWesterngovernmentsandmediaoutlets,whicharepronetohypingupenvironmentalissuessuchastheChernobylnuclearaccidentintheSovietUnionin1986andsmogandsandstormsinChinainpastyears,haverespondedtoJapan"sdecisionratherpassively.Theyavoidtalkingaboutthehazardstheradioactivewastewaterposetothemarineenvironmentandhumanlife,withsomeevenacquiescingtoJapan"smove,thusexposingtheirhypocrisy.

        TheoceanisneitherJapan"strashbinnorsewer.Insteadofsacrificingmarinelifeandhumanhealth,Japanshouldheedinternationalconcerns,fulfillitsinternationalobligations,changeitsdischargeplan,andexploreallalternativemeanstodisposetheradioactivewastewaterinascientific,transparentandsafemannerunderinternationaloversight.

        TheauthoristhecommissioneroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople"sRepublicofChinaintheMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegion.

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