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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.
（新春走基层）“火眼警长”守护春运回家路****** 中新网柳州1月19日电 题：“火眼警长”守护春运回家路 作者 孙赟飞 黄勇盛 李肖彤 姚茂治是南宁铁路公安局柳州公安处柳州站派出所的客运警务区警长，今年是他为旅客守护平安的第28个春运。他的眼睛不大，但同事们却都喜欢叫他“火眼警长”。 这个外号的由来，还得从2022年一起假币案说起。2022年9月的一天，正在车站巡逻的姚茂治凭借自己丰富的经验和强大的眼力，抓获了一名制贩假币的犯罪嫌疑人，成功查获一批价值十余万元人民币的假币。 “当时我只是觉得他形迹可疑，没想到真的有问题。”姚茂治笑着说，自此之后，同事们都叫他“火眼警长”了。 今年春运，返乡客流激增。为了守护好来往旅客的出行平安，姚茂治不得不多付出几倍的努力。在采访的过程中，两分钟一个电话似乎也在印证着这一点。  姚茂志巡视车站候车室。 张磊 摄一天20000步，巡逻20次，查验进站旅客证件5000余份，查获各类违禁品50余件，接到旅客求助20余次，这是姚茂治一天的工作清单。繁重的工作压力只为守护旅客的平安回家路，这在姚茂治心里，既是职责，也是担当。 守护好旅客的出行平安，需要勤恳的付出，也需要专一的坚守。春运期间，姚茂治经常站在安检机旁，紧盯过往旅客是否携带违禁物品，这一站，往往就是两三个小时。近日，他就在周某和林某携带的行李中分别查获了一枚子弹和一包毒品，并依法对他们进行了处罚。  姚茂志观察行李安检机。 张磊 摄姚茂治的一双“火眼金睛”不仅用在打击违法犯罪，还用在服务旅客上。准备过年了，有些旅客因着急赶车，容易出现遗失物品和小孩的情况。 今年1月14日，正在车站巡逻的姚茂治就接到一名旅客的求助。“警察同志，我女儿不见了，能帮我找找吗？”旅客赵某焦急找到姚茂治求助道。面对旅客的求助，他一边安抚赵某，一边帮助其回忆进站细节，随后仔细查看监控视频后断定其女儿并没有跟随赵某进站，最终成功在进站口帮助赵某找到了女儿。 无独有偶，当天下午，一名乘车的老人家也向他求助，称自己携带的钱包不见了，里面有一些零钱和回家过年的车票。姚茂治迅速行动起来，在车站内仔细来回寻找，成功在候车室帮老人找到了钱包，并将老人送上了回家的列车。  姚茂志检查相关证件。 张磊 摄今年春节，姚茂治正好在除夕夜值班，不能回家与家人吃团圆饭，这让他心里有些许愧疚。而这也让想起了今年1月10日刚去世的母亲。当天正逢中国人民警察节，母亲因患胰腺癌去世，那天早上他刚下夜班回家，忙绿了一晚上的他见到了母亲最后一面。说到这里，他扭过头去抹了抹眼角。 春节临近了，在这万家团圆的时刻，姚茂治依旧行走在巡逻的路上，看着来往旅客归心似箭的身影和带着期许的笑脸，他的脸上也浮现了一抹笑意。或许对他来说，旅客的出行平安，才是给自己最好的新年礼物。(完)
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