Japan Fukushima waste dump safety monitoring agreement will recognize the "safety" of the sea discharge plan

According to Kyodo News Agency , Around TEPCO's plan to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident , Fukushima waste dump safety monitoring agreement meeting 26 The draft report submitted by experts was approved on the th , The draft concludes that “ The countermeasures proposed by TEPCO can ensure the safety of surrounding areas ”.

Japan insists on discharging pollutants into the sea Neighboring countries strongly oppose

For Japan's plan to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea , There have been a lot of doubts and objections in Japan and the international community . Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission this month 22 The official approval of TEPCO's plan to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea on the th once again aroused serious concern , All parties urged Japan to rescind its wrong decision to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea .

For this irresponsible act of the Japanese side , The Korean government 22 Said Monday , Worried about the Japanese nuclear regulatory authority's approval of sewage discharge into the sea , And will take countermeasures . meanwhile , South Korea will also strengthen cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency , Strengthen the detection of domestic marine environmental radiation .

At the foreign ministers' meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum held recently , The foreign ministers reiterated , Japan's discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea may have intergenerational effects , The people of the Pacific island countries have great concerns about this . The foreign ministers also considered the scientific advice put forward by the independent expert group of the Forum , Experts pointed out that the data and information provided by Japan were insufficient for further safety assessment .

all the time , At present, all parties are generally concerned about the impact of Japan's discharge of nuclear polluted water on the marine environment and the health of people in Pacific Rim countries , At the same time, the legitimacy of the plan of discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea 、 The reliability of Japanese data 、 Effectiveness of purification device 、 Raise questions about the controllability of environmental impact .

IAEA Director General Grossi pointed out in an interview last year , The nuclear polluted water discharged by Japan into the Pacific Ocean should not cause damage to the environment .

The Japanese government has proposed five plans The cost of sewage discharge into the sea is the lowest

The Japanese government has previously proposed 5 There are three ways to deal with nuclear polluted water , Discharge into the sea 、 Turn into steam and discharge into the atmosphere 、 Discharge into the deep underground along the underground pipeline 、 Electrolytic treatment and its solid-state buried underground . Here 5 Of the options , Discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea is the lowest cost , Estimated needs 17 Million to 34 Billion yen , renminbi 1.02 Million to 2.03 One hundred million yuan . The most expensive way is to solidify it and bury it underground , It is estimated that its cost is dozens or even hundreds of times that of discharging into the sea .