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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.
钱勇：中国式现代化打破“现代化等于西方化”的迷思****** 中新网北京11月17日电 (记者 张尼)“中国式现代化摒弃了西方以资本为中心、物质为中心、两极分化、物质主义膨胀、对外掠夺扩张的现代化老路，我们也打破了‘现代化就等于西方化’这种迷思。”生态环境部环境与经济政策研究中心党委书记、主任钱勇16日在北京表示。 16日，以“启航新征程 推动绿色发展”为主题的生态环境部与欧在华跨国企业高层圆桌会在北京举行。此次圆桌会由生态环境部环境与经济政策研究中心、中国新闻社主办，中国新闻网承办。 钱勇作主题报告时表示，中国式现代化是中国共产党领导的社会主义现代化，既有各国现代化的共同特征，但更有基于自己国情的中国特色，主要体现在五个方面：第一是人口规模巨大的现代化；第二是全体人民共同富裕的现代化；第三是物质文明和精神文明相协调的现代化；第四是人与自然和谐共生的现代化；第五是走和平发展道路的现代化。 钱勇强调，中国结合自身的国情和实践，探索出自己宝贵的现代化发展道路，既能走得通又能走得好，这既是办好中国自己的事情，也是对全世界重大的贡献。  图为钱勇在圆桌会上作主题报告。在他看来，二十大报告对全面建设社会主义现代化国家的目标任务做了全面部署和安排。“未来五年是全面建设社会主义现代化国家的关键时期，对实现第二个百年奋斗目标也至关重要。” 同时，钱勇指出，“人与自然和谐共生是中国式现代化一个重要的中国特色，促进人与自然和谐共生是中国式现代化的一个本质要求。” “推动经济高质量发展是全面建设社会主义现代化国家的首要任务，中心任务里的首要任务是高质量发展，推动经济社会发展绿色化、低碳化是实现高质量发展的关键环节。”钱勇称，二十大把绿色发展、生态环境保护摆到了前所未有的高度。中心任务、首要任务和关键环节环环相扣，绿色低碳发展既是重要环节又是推动新的发展、高质量发展的重要内生动力，中国加快绿色低碳发展的理论逻辑、任务逻辑、行动逻辑更加紧密、更加内生、更加融合。 钱勇强调，二十大报告明确，坚持把发展经济的着力点放在实体经济上，还提出推动制造业高端化、智能化、绿色化发展。所以，现在中国对绿色经济、绿色技术、绿色产品有极大的新增需求，同时对传统行业绿色化改造也有很大需求，会创造巨大市场。 “中国有超大规模的国内市场，它不仅给本国经济带来显著的规模经济优势、创新发展优势和抗冲击能力优势，也为全球经济发展提供重要支撑。”钱勇表示，中国经济稳中向好、长期向好的基本面没有变，韧性还是比较强，回旋余地还是比较大，大家对中国的发展要有信心。 他说，中国经济结构体系中更多绿色高端经济的结构变化带来新机遇、新市场。欧盟各国在许多产业领域处于领先地位，特别是在制造业方面有显著优势，在这些方面和中国合作有助于双方顺应新产业变革的大趋势，加快形成绿色发展的新优势。(完)
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