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.
FF中国总部落户湖北黄冈?黄冈回应“正接洽合作事宜”****** 贾跃亭的公司又自称有大动作。FaradayFuture官微宣布与湖北黄冈市签订战略协议,拟将其FF中国总部迁至黄冈。18日上午,黄冈政府网发布消息,为加快新能源产业布局,黄冈市正积极与外资企业法拉第未来接洽合作事宜,双方已于2022年第三季度签署《战略合作框架协议》。 但是,双方已经在2022年第三季度签署了战略合作协议,2023年初的黄冈市政府工作报告却没有将其作为重大投资项目予以公布。而且18日上午,第一财经记者向包括发改委、宣传部在内的黄冈市政府有关部门多方求证,得到的答复都是“不知道”。 “这不符合常理,一般这种重大招商引资落户,地方政府都会大张旗鼓地进行宣传,但黄冈这次却表现得十分低调。”民进中央特约研究员、盘古智库学术委员叶青对第一财经分析。 FaradayFuture官微宣布与湖北黄冈市签订战略协议,并与FF Global签署新股东协议。根据双方签订的框架协议,为进一步实现优势互补、互惠互利、共同发展,双方应在投资、科技创新、产业转型、区位、政策等方面贡献各自的优势。预计黄冈市政府将积极协助FF在黄冈市进行产业布局,调配相关资源,同时为FF在黄冈市的创业项目提供包括但不限于资金和政策方面的支持。Faraday Future拟将其FF中国总部迁至黄冈市,同时保留其位于加州洛杉矶的全球总部。FF中国总部预计将由黄冈市政府引导基金、相关产业基金和FF共同出资建设。该框架协议已于2022年第三季度签署。 事实上,近年来湖北汽车走廊大有东延之势,在武汉东湖高新区去年高调宣布入局智能网联汽车产业之前,黄冈市早在2018年就引进了威马电动车。 目前,一座由威马汽车投资约202亿元建造的新能源智能汽车生产基地正在黄冈建设中,一期建设已于2020年建成投产,2025年完成整体项目投产,建成后可年产30万台新能源汽车。 去年4月,格罗夫氢能汽车产业园也落户黄冈,拟建设氢能汽车整车、氢能电池、制氢基地等,计划3年内达到年产整车2万辆、6年内达到8万辆规模,使黄冈成为国内氢能产业强市。 叶青认为,黄冈切入新能源汽车产业,不仅延伸了湖北汽车产业走廊,也改善了湖北汽车产业的形态。 但对于FaradayFuture主动宣布拟将中国总部迁至黄冈的事,叶青认为还是要抱“谨慎乐观”的态度。 美国当地时间1月10日,FF又收到来自纳斯达克股票市场的退市预警,这已是FF借壳登陆纳斯达克一年半以来,二度收到退市预警。此次黄冈市政府是否会雪中送炭,化解FF的财务危机? (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |