«——【Preamble】】 ——»
Japan has been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea despite any obstructions, while emphasizing to other countries that nuclear wastewater will not harm the environment. However, international agencies went to Japan to conduct on-the-spot inspections and found that there were harmful substances in Japan's groundwater that exceeded the standard.
Japan has far underestimated the harm caused by the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea.
«——【Shadow on the Dining Table·】——»
Japan's discharge of nuclear sewage has had many impacts on our daily lives. If we look closely, we can see that the price of seafood in the domestic market has skyrocketed, but the price of seafood in Japan has plummeted.
Consumers also shy away from seafood imported from Japan because they don't know whether they are eating delicious food or chemical elements. The relevant testing department has also detected a variety of sources of contamination in Japan's groundwater.
Not only that, but the inexplicable death of marine life in many places has caused panic among many people. Sea World has been devastated by Japan's nuclear wastewater, causing dissatisfaction. So, where does so much of Japan's nuclear wastewater come from?
«——【The source of a large amount of nuclear wastewater in Japan·】——»
Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant was hit by an earthquake and a tsunami, and some of its equipment was destroyed, leading to the destruction of the center of the nuclear reactor and the continued rise in temperature, leading to a fire.
Radiation exposure to the air can cause an even greater catastrophe if the nuclear reactor is no longer handled by local authorities. Therefore, the department and related agencies at that time decided to use seawater to cool down the reactor to avoid the explosion caused by the increase in the temperature of the nuclear reactor.
The nuclear reactor has been effectively controlled after cooling, but the water used to treat the cooling of the nuclear reactor has become nuclear wastewater, and the nuclear wastewater cannot be treated at will, so there are many water storage tanks around the nuclear power plant.
Over time, the accumulation of nuclear wastewater has also reached the limit of its water storage. Not only that, but nuclear wastewater is produced every day, and the relevant departments calculate according to the rate of nuclear wastewater generation, and predict that there will be no place to store nuclear wastewater by 2023.
It would take a lot of complicated steps and time to deal with the wastewater, but the people in charge in Japan did not want to bear such heavy economic pressure, and the nuclear wastewater did not last long for Japan, so the most cost-effective way for Japan at that time was to discharge the nuclear wastewater into the ocean.
In order to gain the trust of other countries in the world, Japan has also invited international experts to test the nuclear wastewater for radioactive substances and issue relevant test reports. Of course, this test report clearly indicates that Japan's nuclear wastewater meets the standards for discharging into the ocean.
After this report appeared, an insider broke out that some of the people in charge of testing were suspected of accepting bribes. However, Japan only wants to go through the process of discharging nuclear wastewater, and does not care about the pollution caused by the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea.
In order to appease the public at home, Japanese officials also went to the vicinity of the nuclear power plant to taste seafood to increase credibility. However, the Japanese people did not accept this decision and went to the residence of the Japanese prime minister to protest.
However, a series of protests by the Japanese people did not discourage the Japanese authorities from deciding to release the nuclear wastewater. Japan has also reported internationally that it has taken a decision to discharge nuclear sewage into the ocean. This decision has sparked dissatisfaction in many countries.
«——【·Reaction to Japan's Behavior·】——»
The reaction of various countries in the international community to Japan's decision has been different. Among them, Blinken of the United States expressed his approval of Japan's discharge of nuclear sewage at a press conference, claiming that Japan's nuclear sewage meets international standards.
This attitude of the United States has been criticized by many countries, but in fact, this attitude of the United States obviously has its own ideas. With the changes in the international situation, the dollar and oil can no longer guarantee the status of the United States in the international community, so the United States began to fight for the idea of water resources.
The United States believes that China needs more fresh water every year, and Japan's plan to discharge the sea will affect China's related industries, thereby weakening China's overall strength, so as to ensure its international position.
Although the United States claims to approve of Japan's actions, it has actually taken corresponding measures. South Korea, as a good partner of Japan, has expressed its firm opposition to Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater, which is linked to its own life.
When South Korea learned of the news, high-ranking South Korean officials strongly condemned Japan's actions in the center of Seoul, and even went on a hunger strike in protest. A large number of South Koreans have also gathered to put pressure on the relevant authorities in South Korea to protect the interests of South Korean fishermen.
The mainland suspended the trade in Japanese aquatic products after Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater, and many people in the international community expressed dissatisfaction with Japan's practice of discharging nuclear sewage into the ocean. It's not just the officials who are expressing their dissatisfaction, but some companies are also beginning to express their dissatisfaction with Japan's approach.
Xiangpiaopiao milk tea's product labels have some slogans related to caring for the marine environment, and this action has been appreciated by many people. In order to show that there is no problem with the treated nuclear wastewater, Japan has also sent relevant personnel to taste the treated nuclear wastewater.
The tasting of the treated nuclear sewage does not allow us to assuage our suspicions. And even if the person concerned knew that the nuclear wastewater had been treated and did not contain radioactive materials, the hand holding the cup was still shaking, perhaps the official's heart was also afraid.
«——【·Conclusion·】——»
As a country that has been attacked by a nuclear bomb, Japan should also be aware of the adverse effects of discharging nuclear wastewater into the ocean, but it still insists on going its own way, ignoring the security of the world and only looking out for its own interests, and hopes that Japan will abandon such actions as soon as possible.
Information sources:
Global Network - "Japan's Fifth Discharge of Nuclear Contaminated Water into the Sea, Experts Say It Will Leave Endless Disasters"
CCTV - "Japan's Environment Minister Talks about Fukushima Nuclear Sewage Treatment: There Is No Alternative to Discharging into the Pacific Ocean"