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中新网评：处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称，将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对，企图将核污水“一倒了之”，把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
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.
重庆港澳委员向均羚献智渝港合作发展：优势独特 蕴含机遇****** 中新网重庆1月16日电 (郭虹 刘心羽)“香港和重庆一直是发展的好伙伴。我愿积极推动港渝两地经贸交流活动，与3400万重庆人民一道拥抱新时代、迈步新征程、共建新重庆。”此间举行的重庆两会上，重庆市政协港澳委员、重庆市港澳顾问、香港重庆总会副会长向均羚15日接受中新网记者专访时对港渝多领域合作充满期待。 作为土生土长的香港人，向均羚对重庆却情有独钟：“重庆是山清水秀美丽之城，也是我非常喜欢的一个城市，它有一种高科技和古文化相结合的感觉，在文旅、城市形象方面具有自己的独特优势。”她认为，重庆拥有与香港不一样的厚重历史感，而香港在对外交流、国际贸易等方面拥有更多优势，港渝之间拥有互利互动的巨大商机。 此次重庆市政府工作报告提出，未来5年将构建优质高效的服务业新体系，大力发展金融、物流、会展、商贸、文旅等产业，深化服务业扩大开放综合试点，加快建设西部金融中心、国际消费中心城市、内陆现代服务业发展先行区，打造富有巴蜀特色的国际消费目的地和世界知名文化旅游目的地。  图为重庆市政协港澳委员向均羚在重庆留影。 受访者供图深耕影视文化行业的向均羚认为，重庆城市山水相依、渊远厚重的巴蜀文化是建设国际消费中心城市的有利条件。“拉动消费不仅是购买力的问题，更为重要的是消费者在消费过程中获得的品质感，让其感受到物有所值，甚至物超所值。”她建言重庆可以考虑与香港互动合作举办大型旅游节、汇演、巡游等活动，“常年举办刺激消费的活动，吸引越来越多的国内外人士来到重庆”。 “香港是重庆最大的外资来源地，也是重庆走向世界的最佳平台，可以把更多的重庆‘风味’、重庆成就、重庆故事通过香港向世界传播。”向均羚说。 开展港澳合作，离不开港澳人才的智力支撑。向均羚认为“重庆市对港澳人才的吸引力数之不尽”，并对港澳人才引进来、留下来、开展科研、离休生活都提出思考。“我港澳的朋友只要来过重庆的，就不会只来一次。这就是重庆市的吸引力。”向均羚说，“重庆城市现代化做得好，重庆人文明有礼，航空及高铁使港澳往来便利。要吸引顶尖人才到重庆工作，就要让他们愿意举家搬到重庆居住。”她建议重庆建设完善达到国际化标准的高端学校、医院、养老院及游乐园、主题公园、生态旅游等配套，举办国际级竞技活动，“要让来的人才感觉重庆是他的家”。 作为香港林伟展律师事务所创始人及高级合伙人，向均羚建议重庆可适时引进香港法律界人士协助建设完善法治环境，港澳法律界人士可以在重庆提供法律服务，协助有法律争议的外商在重庆进行仲裁。她还建议重庆与香港未来可以加强开拓科研事务合作，在科研生产力转化、招揽科研人才等方面互利互动。 向均羚告诉记者，近年香港在高端医学及其他科创事项上屡获殊荣，香港特区政府在科技园建设上赋予了大量资源支持。“只要你的业务及公司规模符合进驻科技园的资格，香港政府只收取低廉租金。对重庆有志在香港从事科技产业的公司应该有很大吸引力。”(完)
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