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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.
学方言、手绘巡线地图 南宁铁警“接地气”保春运安全****** 中新网南宁1月12日电(胡宏)警察、“水手”“绘图师”都是他的职业，他用自己接地气的做法守护着千年古镇扬美附近的铁路运输安全，今年春运是他坚守的第13个年头。 莫献忠是南宁铁路公安局南宁公安处南宁南站派出所的一名线路民警，2010年他来到扬美警务区，这里毗邻扬美古镇，每当高铁驶过古镇，现代与传统便在这里相遇。  莫献忠走在扬美古镇街上。 胡宏 摄莫献忠管辖铁路线路43公里，横跨几十个自然村，点多线长并且学校众多，最近的一所学校距离铁路只有40米。特别是27公里长的老南昆线，多为低路基，沿线村民为了方便日常生活劳作，经常会横跨线路。 走村串户开展安全宣传自然成为莫献忠工作中的重要内容。作为“外来户”，不懂方言成了莫献忠开展工作的第一个“拦路虎”，于是他就把护路队员当“老师”，一字一句地向护路队员学，从说话开始慢慢融入当地群众当中。 “开展群众工作，不能光讲法律，要多站在他们的角度去帮助他们解决实际问题。”莫献忠说。  莫献忠到村民农场开展安全宣传。 胡宏 摄2018年，村民反映村口主要铁路交通涵一下大雨就积水，行人车辆都无法通过。莫献忠立即将情况上报并争取相关部门的支持，在涵洞中修建了一条“高基”步道，即便遇到下雨积水也能使村民安全通过。 渐渐地，穿着一身警服，操着一口“土话”的莫警官变成了村民口中的“老莫”，几年下来，哪家有几口人、有多少小孩、多少大牲畜、家里田在哪，莫献忠都掌握得清清楚楚。 横跨在左江上的三座铁路桥是莫献忠管辖的重点区段，特别是左江大桥，每逢圩日，村民经常会借道大桥，莫献忠也都会早早来到桥头对穿行铁路桥的村民进行劝导。 同时，左江作为通航水路，不仅有两岸村民通过船只摆渡，更有大小货船经过，甚至还发生过因操作不当造成船只撞击铁路桥的事故。 桥上的情况可以实地踏勘，但是如何掌握桥面下和桥墩的情况曾一度让莫献忠犯难。  莫献忠在岸边给渡船固定缆绳。 胡宏 摄在这里工作久了，莫献忠也变得“多才多艺”，不仅做得了“水手”，还当得了“绘图师”。 一次，莫献忠前往扬美村开展日常工作，和村民聊到了对大桥安全的担忧。村民杜师傅直接跟他说：“这有啥难，我经常要开船到对岸干活，到时候捎上你逛一圈，都是兄弟，也算是我为铁路安全做贡献了。” 自此，杜师傅每次开船渡江前都会给莫献忠打电话邀请他乘船巡线，莫献忠也就多了一层“水手”身份。 每天徒步巡线10公里是这些年来莫献忠始终坚持的必修课，他将徒步巡线收集到的资料分别绘制了普铁和高铁线路管辖图。  莫献忠在守护的线路图上添加信息。 胡宏 摄“对我们线路民警来说，它必不可少。”莫献忠用笔点了点挂在扬美警务区墙上的手绘地图。 “三角形的是重要道口，圆形是交通涵，沿线所有的重点路段我都标注了出来”，指着“地图”上的各种标记，莫献忠如数家珍。 微微泛黄的地图上，一道道折痕似乎在诉说着它已经跟随自己的主人走过很多地方。 如今的莫献忠早已将线路图刻在了心里，他说：“巡线是个基础工作，底数清才能情况明，只有亲眼看到才能真正了然于胸，一步一个脚印才能走出安心。” 今年的春运，莫献忠更忙了，外出打工的青壮年纷纷提前返乡，前来古镇游玩的游客也日益增多，他将用更接地气的做法一直守护着铁路“大动脉”安全。(完)
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