International Observation ｜ Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge facilities starts today, millions of tons of sewage enters the sea to threaten the world

Cover reporter Chen Ganlu intern Han Weiwei

According to a number of Japanese media reports on the 4th, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan, officially launched the construction project of the nuclear pollution water exhaust facilities of the Fukushima First Nuclear Power Station this morning. It is expected to be completed next spring. If the weather and other factors cause delays, it may be completed next summer. This means that about 1.3 million tons of nuclear pollution water has been filtered and diluted and ranked into the sea.

Domestic and foreign media have previously reported many times that a million tons of nuclear sewage will spread to most of the Pacific area within 57 days from the date of discharge. After 3 years, the United States and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. Later, it spreads to the global waters, and the potential threat to human society and marine ecological environment is difficult to estimate.

Fukushima First Nuclear Power Station

Ignore the people of Fukushima who insists on discharge nuclear sewage into the sea

Affected by the "Fukushima Earthquake" and the tsunami in 2011, the pile of the unit 1 to 3 of Fukushima's first nuclear power plant was melted. After the accident, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation continued to water in the safety shell of Unit 1 to 3 to cool the core and recycle sewage. As of March 2021, 1.25 million tons of nuclear sewage had been stored, and 140 tons were added every day. On April 9, 2021, the Japanese government basically decided to discharge the Fukushima First Nuclear Power Station nuclear sewage into the sea. As soon as the news came out, a number of domestic groups including the National Fisheries Association of Japan strongly opposed it. After the news announced that three days, about 64,000 people opposed the signatures of nuclear sewage discharged to the ocean. These signatures came from 88 countries, including Japan, And region.

On March 30, 2022, in order to oppose the Japanese government's sewage from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, 44 civil organizations in Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture submitted a joint joint of 180,000 people to Tokyo Electric Power Corporation and Economic and Industry Province. signature.

The President of the Fukushima Prefecture Fisheries Federation, Lichuki Kawa, previously told the Japanese media that after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the local water industry suffered a devastating blow, and the wind review has not been recovered so far. He believes that if the government discharges Fukushima nuclear sewage into the ocean, it will only worsen the situation.

South Korean fishermen in the anti -Japanese star demonstration protested against Japan's will pollute the sea of ​​nuclear pollution water

Near neighbors China and South Korea have repeatedly stated their opinions and resolutely oppose

Nuclear sewage discharge, Japan's neighbors China and South Korea are most harmful and affected. On July 26, according to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yin Xiyue responded to Japan's Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge plan that Japan should disclose information to neighboring countries and obtain the consent of relevant countries.

On August 3, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying presided over a regular press conference. According to a reporter, according to reports, regarding the issue of nuclear pollution water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Kishi Tian Wenxiong spoke in the general debate of the tenth review conference of the Treaty of Non -diffusion of the Nuclear Weapons. The international community cooperates closely and continues to advance its efforts in a transparent way according to domestic and international security standards. What is China's comment?

Hua Chunying said that China has repeatedly stated that on this issue, we unilaterally decided to explain serious concern and resolute opposition to the Japanese government's unilateral decision to discharge the pollution water of the Fukushima nuclear accident. The Chinese delegation also clarified the above position again at the tenth review conference of the Treaty of Non -diffused Nuclear Weapons.

Hua Chunying said that since the Japanese government made an error decision in April last year, the international community and the domestic people's doubts and opposition have not stopped. The Japanese side's concern is extremely irresponsible to care about the planning of the sea in disregard and promoting the programs of the sea. China once again urged the Japanese side to seriously respond to the legitimacy of the countries and the people of the country, fulfilling its due international obligations, and fully negotiating with the interests of the interests and relevant international agencies. Find the proper treatment of nuclear pollution water in a scientific, open, transparent, and safe way. Prior to this, the Japanese side must not start nuclear pollution water without permission.

International Atomic Energy Institution inspects the Fugui First Nuclear Power Station

Nuclear sewage entering the sea affects the world's damage to the entire human ecosystem

Faced with doubts and opposition, in order to appease the international community, the Japanese side strongly promoted the so -called safety of emissions, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Corporation said that the use of a filter equipment called "multi -nuclein removal equipment" can filter 62 radioactives to remove 62 kinds of radioactiveness Material, while "难" is difficult to remove from the water.

Public information shows that if human beings continue to expose under the radiation, cell death and DNA damage may be caused. In fact, the actual effect of the "multi -core removal equipment" is not as ideal as declared. As of March 2020, about 70%of the nuclear pollution water treated by this equipment exceeded the emission standard. The national standard for wastewater discharge of nuclear power plants in Japan is 60,000 Beclerle per liter. Although Dongdian said that the concentration of the waste water in the wastewater will be diluted to less than oneth of this standard, many scientists and environmental organizations have said that there is no precedent before, and the huge volume of nuclear wastewater and the present are present. The limitations of technology determine what the wastewater that is currently unpredictable will cause potential damage to the marine environment and human security.

Once nuclear pollution water is discharged into the sea, it will not only pollute the waters near Fukushima, but also affect the waters of neighboring countries, and even adversely affect the global marine ecological environment.

German Marine Science Research Institutions pointed out that the coast of Fukushima has the strongest ocean flow in the world. Within 57 days from the date of discharge, radioactive substances will spread to most of the Pacific region. After 3 years, the United States and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution.After 10 years, it spread to the global waters, affecting all aspects of global fish migration, ocean fisheries, human health, ecological security and other aspects, and the potential threat to human society and marine ecological environment health is difficult to estimate.

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