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.
构建“政府+保险+慈善”防贫共同体 河南筑牢防止规模性返贫底线****** 人民网郑州1月6日电(杨晓娜)近日,伴随着“政府+保险+慈善”保单落地,河南省三门峡市卢氏县为“三类监测对象”6776户18467人筑牢一道返贫“拦水坝”。 此次,是河南保险创新形式,探索构建以政府救助为主导,慈善救助为补充,社会力量共同参与的政社互动防贫保险共同体,通过保险防贫预警、返贫处置、脱贫保稳,兜牢防止规模性返贫的底线。 卢氏县作为河南省乡村振兴重点帮扶县,全县共有“三类监测对象”(包括脱贫不稳定户、边缘易致贫户、突发严重困难户)6776户18467人,防止返贫致贫的任务依然很重。 为做好巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果同乡村振兴有效衔接,作为河南省首家保险法人机构,中原农险聚焦建立防止返贫长效机制,多方联动,筑牢返贫“拦水坝”。“该项目将卢氏县监测帮扶对象作为被保险人,将监测帮扶对象因病、因灾、因意外等客观原因导致的生活困难和人均纯收入低于省定监测线差额作为保险责任,将为全县监测帮扶对象提供32.13亿元的返贫风险保障。”中原农险卢氏县营销服务部经理王峰介绍。 据介绍,保险资金由卢氏县政府、卢氏慈善总会、慈善企业共同负担,县政府和县慈善总会共同出资200万元,其中县政府出资60万元,县慈善总会出资140万元,中原农险协调慈善企业捐赠58.54万元。 据中原农险副总经理雷廷军介绍,在监测帮扶对象因病、因灾、因意外等风险保障的基础上,对监测对象人均纯收入低于省定监测线给予补差性兜底保障,同时将慈善保险标的拓展至苹果“保险+期货”项目,保障产业发展风险。此外,拓宽慈善来源,参与慈善会“99公益日”项目,联合县级慈善会、扶贫基金会、期货机构拓宽慈善资金来源,协同中原信托发起慈善信托产品筹集资金。 早在2022年3月,中原农险引入慈善机制开拓减贫资金来源,在柘城县落地全国首单“政府+慈善+保险”的新型防贫保险,此次,是在原有基础上持续对“保险+慈善”项目进行升级。 截至目前,“政府+慈善+保险”的防贫共同体项目在河南省柘城县、卢氏县、宜阳县、浚县、陕州区等5个县区落地,筹集慈善信托、慈善会、金融机构等慈善资金440.38万元,带动财政补贴资金945.27万元,为2.7万户监测帮扶对象提供54.02亿元风险保障。 (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() ![]() 永利彩票地图 |