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But Yoshiaki Harada cannot solve the problem with just one mouth. At present, ocean emissions are facing strong opposition from Japan and abroad.Correct.

The Pacific is not a Japanese company either

Whether it is co-prosperity or co-radiation, it is just wishful thinking in Japan▼

First of all, the residents of Fukushima Prefecture, they are worried about their personal safety. The strongest reaction among this group is fishermen. Fishery was once one of the pillar industries of Fukushima, but after the nuclear leak, no one dared to try Fukushima’s aquatic products with personal risk. Residents protested: “Since the explosion in 2011, the mistrust of Fukushima seafood has not disappeared, and the discharge of treated water will make the local economy more difficult.”

Fukushima residents who have suffered such great harm’s anti-nuclear protests

From the leak to the present day

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Some international environmental groups also hold strong objections. Environmental protection organizations such as Greenpeace and experts have expressed the hope that the Japanese authorities will take other measures to solve this problem, such as providing more land for water storage facilities to store recipients. Contaminated water, but after negotiationThe conclusion is: “The Japanese government is eager to discharge polluted water into the sea.”

This decision was also strongly opposed by South Korea. The Institute of Marine Science and Technology under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea analyzed the in-depth video data of the Helmholtz Institute of Oceanography in Germany and came to a conclusion: once contaminated After the water is discharged from the coast of Fukushima, it will reach Jeju Island and the Yellow Sea within one month.(Part of South Korea is called West Sea).

Neither environmental organizations nor citizens of other countries can accept this selfish misconduct by Japan

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea stated that it is tough: “The government will take measures based on cooperation with the international community and monitor Japan’s sewage treatment activities, putting the health of our people first.”

In the face of international and domestic pressures, the Japanese government does not want to ignore all resistance and pour polluted water directly into the sea. After all, the Olympics are still going to be held. The Japanese government initially set the summer of 2020 as the deadline for deciding how to treat wastewater. If it insists on the plan of discharging to the sea, it will definitely encounter widespread international opposition, and even the hosting of the Olympic Games will be affected. Therefore, Japan’s Ministry of Resources and Energy, which is responsible for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, stepped back and said: “The summer of 2020 is not the deadline for determining the treatment method.” However, as the Olympic Games are postponed to 2021, the amount of wastewater storage has reached its limit. The Japanese government was finally unable to balance the two.

The spirit of competitive sports is hard work

Not desperately

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3. Where is the flow?

For Japan, procrastination is actually a solution, and many organizations and individuals have inferred that Japan has already begun to discharge nuclear-polluted water into the ocean.

On July 22, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, admitted that polluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was flowing out. On August 19, the company announced that the cooling water storage tank of the first nuclear power plant had leaked about 300 tons of water contaminated with ultra-high concentrations of radioactive materials, and did not deny the possibility of this kind of water contaminated by radioactive materials flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

Suga Yoshihide visits Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

The Prime Minister is very solemn to the United States

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Since then, the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the Japanese government have not announced and implemented any treatment measures, and it was not announced until three days later that a leak was found in the other two storage tanks.

This kind of private discharge, either overt or under cover, has continued for several times, including the secondary purified water claimed by Japan as “completely harmless”. The most discharge has been 2,000 tons, but compared to the current water storage tanks. The storage of more than 1.23 million tons of nuclear contaminated water is only a small amount. Even according to TEPCO’s own standards, at least 70% of the 1.23 million tons of water to be treated has not been fully purified, but Japan does not plan to wait.

By the end of 2020, the sewage storage capacity has increased to 1.37 million tons. Due to the limited land area, there will be no more room to store contaminated water by the summer of 2022. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan explained: “Even if the method of water treatment is decided today, there must be a two-year preparation period due to the need for related discussion procedures and facility construction.” The logic of the Japanese government is to avoid being unable to deal with it by 2022. The problem of excess polluted water, so it is necessary to empty the existing water storage facilities this year.

The annual treated water volume ranges from 50,000 tons to 80,000 tons

As early as more than a year ago, it reached 1.12 million tons of water

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But discharging polluted water into the Pacific Ocean will not only cause pollution problems, but also treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. According to estimates, nuclear power plant reactors will need to continue cooling until 2051, so what will happen after the next nine years? Is it necessary to continue to discharge dangerous polluted water containing high-concentration radioactive substances to the sea?

From the outside world, the best way is to increase water storage facilities, wait for the polluted water to be purified several times and reach the discharge standard before finding a way to discharge it. However, the Japanese government has its own calculations. In the face of doubts from the outside world, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry replied that it is actually impossible to build a nuclear power plant.Water storage area, this is because the construction must obtain the consent of the construction area, but also the consent of all municipalities along the path of the polluted water.

There are actually many open spaces outside

but far less excuses than the Japanese

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Because of administrative problems and some obstacles that could have been overcome, the Japanese government decided to make such a decision that endangered the lives and health of coastal residents and disregarded the safety of production and life of people in neighboring countries. This kind of irresponsibility to its own citizens and life His indifference is not the attitude that a modern national government should have.

Compared with the expenses and some technical problems needed for continued storage

Isn’t the health of the people of the world the most important thing?

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Japanese society has alwaysThere is a tradition of “not causing trouble to others”, but this time the Japanese government is so irresponsible in matters within its powers, and it has indeed caused great trouble to the world.

References:

1. https://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/about/special/johoteikyo/osensui2019.html

2. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a6cf5d19659595c139d95cba8a4f42fa1f8f5ff6

3. https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/62141

4. https://www.chosun.com/international/2020/10/17/XAM5WZ7OF5GA3KP4J2P43OEB5E/

This article is from WeChat official account:Earth Knowledge Bureau (ID: diqiuzhishiju), author: Dmitry