Can emissions be completed after the assessment?
Recently, the Japanese government officially announced its readiness to discharge nuclear wastewater into the ocean, which has aroused widespread concern and controversy in the international community.
According to Japanese media reports, Japan has collected 1.3 million tons of nuclear wastewater, and in this discharge plan, 6,000 tons of nuclear wastewater will be discharged, and it is ready to wait for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to pass the discharge.
Why does Japan have so much nuclear wastewater?
The generation of nuclear wastewater was due to a serious nuclear leakage accident in Fukushima at the end of October 2011.
Leak at the Fukushima nuclear power plant
In fact, the issue of nuclear wastewater discharge has always been the focus of international attention. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, the International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly monitored and inspected Japan, requiring Japan to take measures to properly dispose of nuclear wastewater.
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
However, the Japanese government has not been able to find a suitable treatment method, resulting in a backlog of nuclear wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Over the years, Japanese leaders have suggested that the treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater can be drunk, in an attempt to prove that such a practice is safe.
Yasuhiro Sonoda drinks treated nuclear wastewater
However, this statement has not been endorsed by the international community.
It is worth thinking that as early as 2011, then-Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs Yasuhiro Sonoda publicly drank a cup of supposedly treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater.
Step by step
In the following years, Sonoda Yasuhiro rose through the ranks, but under these conditions, Sonoda Yasuhiro suddenly announced his retirement from politics in 2015 and disappeared. The reasons behind this are thought-provoking.
Retire from politics
Is it really safe or fake security?
In fact, as early as that time, many countries had publicly questioned the authenticity of Japan's statement.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at the press conference: Why is Japan's treated water not used for its own use, but discharged?
Chinese press conference
Fiji's prime minister at the time, Kamikamika, also had a soul asking: "If the treated nuclear wastewater is safe, why doesn't Japan use it for irrigation in its own country?" ”
Screenshot of Camikamika's speech video
Coincidentally, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Common Party of Korea, also publicly stated: "Since the treated water is fine, why not drink it yourself?" ”
Screenshot of Lee Jae-ming's speech
Various doubts have pushed the Japanese side into controversy.
Over the past few years, the Japanese people have also staged spontaneous demonstrations to refuse to discharge nuclear wastewater into the ocean.
The Japanese people protested
Emissions are imminent, safety concerns are a concern!
Recently, when Japan was officially preparing to discharge nuclear wastewater into the ocean, South Koreans took to the streets to organize a march to publicly oppose the discharge of nuclear wastewater.
South Korean people protest
Opposition party Lee Jae-myung slammed current South Korean President Yoon Seok-hyeol as "Japan's lackey" and called on the international community to unite against Japan's nuclear wastewater discharge plan.
Nuclear-contaminated fish near Fukushima
The Chinese Embassy in Japan also clearly posted on social media: The cesium in Fukushima fish exceeded the standard by 180 times. Cesium is a radioactive element, and this data has caused widespread concern and concern.
The Chinese side issued a document
Cesium is a radioactive element, and its isotope cesium-137 is a strong radionuclide with high radioactive activity and half-life, which can cause serious harm to the human body and the environment.
Introduction to cesium
What is ridiculous is that the Japanese side promised to filter radioactive elements through ALPS technology, and cesium is prominently listed!
caesium
Whether this promise is worth trusting or not is a big question mark!
Call on the Japanese side to properly dispose of nuclear wastewater!
In that context, the international community needed to adopt an appropriate approach to address the problem.
First, the Japanese government should take a more cautious approach, carefully consider the possible impact of nuclear wastewater discharge, and take necessary measures to safeguard human health and environmental safety.
Japanese government and TEPCO
Second, the international community should strengthen cooperation, jointly study and explore the issue of nuclear wastewater discharge, and formulate stricter standards and regulations to ensure that nuclear wastewater discharge will not cause serious impacts on the environment and human health.
The so-called ALPS technology in Japan
In short, the issue of nuclear wastewater discharge is a complex issue that requires the joint efforts of the international community to solve it.
Governments should take a more cautious approach, carefully consider the possible impacts of nuclear wastewater discharges, and take necessary measures to safeguard human health and environmental safety.
IAEA
At the same time, the international community should strengthen cooperation, jointly study and explore the issue of nuclear wastewater discharge, and formulate stricter standards and regulations to ensure that nuclear wastewater discharge will not cause serious impacts on the environment and human health.