“Don’t Inherit Nuclear Sewage to Our Descendants!” That’s the angry cry of Kimjung-jae, an old man from South Korea who has lived by the sea for 60 years. April 22 is Earth Day, which is also World Law Day. Many NGOs and environmental organizations around the world organized activities to protest the Japanese government’s plan to release Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the ocean. Green Peace also released an article a few days ago criticizing the action of the Japanese government in violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and alleged that Japan has failed to fulfill its international obligations. When two years ago the Japanese government Since the announcement of plans to release sewage into the sea, voices of protest and skepticism have been raised. However, despite opposition from the international community, the Japanese government still insists on going ahead with plans to release nuclear contaminated water into the ocean, even though the International Atomic Energy Agency has not released a related assessment report. Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on April 20 that Japan would start the work in the spring and summer of this year and will probably formally release nuclear contaminated water into the ocean in July. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on April 21 that the submarine tunnel for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water is expected to be completed before the end of June. Masaouchibori, the governor of Fukushima Prefecture, began a tour of Europe on April 23, aiming to gain support for a seawater drainage plan from the G-7. The Japanese government has not focused on finding the right way to deal with nuclear-contaminated water , but also tried its best to reduce and cover the loss of the ocean discharge plan. There is no precedent for nuclear contaminated water being released into the ocean from a global point of view. The 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident is one of the most serious nuclear accidents ever. Produced nuclear contaminated water contains more than 60 types of radionuclides. Numerous researches have shown that once released into the ocean, these radioactive substances will pollute the marine environment, and through the food chain will eventually harm human health and the ecological environment. At present, the Fukushima nuclear power plant has 13 More than a million tons of nuclear-contaminated water are stored and more than 100 tons of new ones are generated every day, and the discharge time will be 30 years or more. How to deal with the vast reserves of nuclear-contaminated water, the Japanese side also has other options, such as formation injection, steam discharge, hydrogen discharge, and underground burial. However, to save money and trouble, the Japanese government’s decision to release them at sea has been widely questioned and criticized. All parties agree that the Japanese government has made efforts to find methods of safe disposal. did not try and planned to discharge sewage into the ocean without adequate consultation with neighboring countries, which aroused public anger. The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “Invest in our planet”. The United Nations on its official website called on the world to build a healthy and sustainable economy. The discharge of nuclear-contaminated water is not a private matter of Japan, but a “public matter” related to the sustainable development of all mankind. The Pacific Ocean is not a dumping ground for Japan’s sewage, but a public resource that many countries rely on for survival. Japan should use safe methods to deal with nuclear-contaminated water from an objective and scientific perspective. Prior to this, the Japanese side should not act without authorization.(Credits-China Media Group, Beijing)
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