"Extremely selfish calculation" (in-depth observation)

　　Despite being widely condemned and questioned, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are still advancing preparations for the discharge of polluted water from the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Japan and the international community continue to voice opposition and criticism, believing that this approach is extremely irresponsible and will seriously damage international public health and safety and the vital interests of the people of neighboring countries, and bring harm to the living environment of all mankind.

The parties urge the Japanese side to revoke the wrong decision and fulfill its due international obligations.

　　Greenpeace recently released a report "The Reality of the Fukushima Radioactive Water Crisis", which conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the nuclear contaminated water problem in Fukushima, including the source of nuclear contaminated water, defects in the multi-nuclides treatment system, and radioactivity in nuclear contaminated water. Substances (especially carbon 14 and tritium), the feasibility of continuing to store nuclear-contaminated water, etc.

The report pointed out that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company have fabricated a series of "lie" around more than one million tons of nuclear contaminated water: By 2022, there will be no more storage space; radioactive tritium is the only radionuclide in water, and it is Harmless; the water is not polluted; there is no choice but to discharge.

In fact, these statements are only based on financial and political reasons. Emissions are not only the cheapest option, but also help the government create an impression that the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is making substantial progress.

However, in fact, the threat of a nuclear leakage disaster will continue, not only directly affecting the people of Fukushima, but also broadly affecting other parts of Japan and the world.

　　The report pointed out that Tokyo Electric Power Company and Japanese government agencies seem to conspire again and again to make the crisis worse.

TEPCO recently admitted that its processing technology was flawed-10 years after the disaster, it admitted that the contaminated water contained the radioactive isotope carbon 14, and this was only the latest in a series of long-term distortions and cover-ups of history.

Fukushima citizens, commercial organizations such as the National Federation of Japanese Fisheries Cooperatives, most municipal councils in Fukushima Prefecture, and the wider Japanese society have long strongly opposed the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water.

However, the Japanese government continues to ignore the opinions of all those seeking to protect the oceans.

　　After a detailed review of the evidence, the Greenpeace report concluded that the only acceptable solution at the moment is to continue to store and treat nuclear-contaminated water for a long time, leaving time for the adoption of more efficient treatment technologies and the natural decay of radioactive elements .

This is the only way to protect the human rights, health, and environment of the people of Fukushima, Japan and the international community.

　　Japan’s "Mainichi Shimbun" recently reported that Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture Governor Yoshihiro Murai asked the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company to "study alternative treatment methods other than discharge to the ocean" on the issue of nuclear contaminated water. He also asked the Japanese government to respond to Fukushima The nuclear contaminated water processed by the nuclear power plant issued a "safety declaration".

　　In Fukushima Prefecture, some people of insight have established a private group called "The Network to Protect the Ocean and Life."

The group opposes the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, asks the local government of Fukushima Prefecture to state its position on the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, and asks all levels of Fukushima to voice their opposition to the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water.

　　Japan's decision not only lacks scientific basis, but it may end up harming others and itself.

Kyodo News Agency reported that Aoyama Aoyama, a visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, recently released research results at an international seminar hosted by Fukushima University. It showed that the radioactive substance cesium 137 that entered the ocean in the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011 reached the west coast of the United States and moved northward. After passing through the Bering Sea in the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, it flows back to the northeastern coast of Japan after 7 to 8 years.

　　Village heads of 95 villages in Jeju Province, South Korea, recently jointly held a protest rally in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Jeju, urging the Japanese government to withdraw its decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water as soon as possible.

The Jeju City Village Chiefs Association issued a statement stating that the ocean is the common property of mankind and a wealth left to future generations.

Japan made the decision to discharge nuclear contaminated water without the consent of neighboring countries. This is a betrayal of mankind and cannot be tolerated.

The statement stated that Japanese fishermen are also opposed to discharging Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. The Japanese government cannot decide on the treatment of nuclear-contaminated water without authorization. It must ensure that all relevant information is open and transparent, and negotiate with neighboring countries before making a final decision. Decide.

　　"Is the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water really'harmless' enough to be directly discharged into the ocean? The strong opposition from the Japanese people is the best answer." Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao" website pointed out that the tritium-contained Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water When discharged into the ocean, low-intensity beta rays will be generated and spread to the surrounding seas, which may affect marine ecology and international fisheries for a long time, and endanger the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the Pacific.

The article also pointed out that the Japanese government has proposed five methods for how to deal with nuclear-polluted water, but finally decided to discharge it into the sea, thinking that this is the "most practical solution" because "discharging into the sea takes the shortest time and costs the least." It is really an "extremely selfish calculation."

　　The chairman of the Northern Territory branch of the Australia-China Business Council, Dai Ruo Guby, said in an interview with our reporter that Japan’s announcement of the release of nuclear-polluted water into the ocean has seriously violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1972 London Convention. The behavior came from a country that claims to respect international rules and order. "This fully demonstrates that Japan has adopted double standards for international law."

　　(Beijing, Berlin, Bangkok, Seoul, Brussels, Canberra, December 14th, by reporters Li Feng, Yue Linwei, Li Qiang, Liu Hui, Ma Fei, Zheng Bin, Chen Xiaowei)