2023-08-25 01:11:17
The discharge of Japan’s nuclear wastewater into the sea sparked a strong backlash from the South Korean people. (Photo/Dazhi/Associated Press)
[周刊王CTWANT] Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began to discharge tritium-containing wastewater into the Pacific Ocean at noon yesterday (24th). This move triggered strong reactions from China, South Korea, and many Pacific island countries. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan’s highest authority in charge of foreign relations, plans to spend more than 70 billion yen (approximately NT$15.2 billion) in the next fiscal year to crack down on these so-called “false information.”
according to《Japan Broadcasting Corporation》(NHK) reported that Tokyo Electric Power Company has added a large amount of seawater to the treated water before discharge as planned on the 24th. If the concentration is confirmed to be reduced to the expected level, the first batch of 7,800 tons of nuclear wastewater will be discharged within 17 days. In 2023, it is estimated that about 31,200 tons of tritium will be discharged, and the total amount of tritium will be 5 trillion Becquerels (Becquerel, symbol: Bq), which is about 20% of TEPCO’s annual planned emission limit (22 trillion Bq). However, Fukushima nuclear wastewater contains 64 kinds of radioactive elements, including tritium and carbon-14, which cannot be completely processed and will flow into the ocean along with the nuclear wastewater.
In this regard, Greenpeace issued a statement on the 22nd condemning the Japanese government’s plan to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea, pointing out that Japan has not fully assessed the impact of radioactive elements such as tritium, carbon-14, strontium-90, and iodine-129 into the ocean. Influence. The organization pointed out that carbon-14 has a half-life of 5370 years, not only will it accumulate in fish, but its concentration is much higher than that of tritium, which has a half-life of only 12.5 years.
In an interview with the scientific magazine Nature, Robert Richmond, a scientific advisor to the Pacific Islands Forum and a marine biologist at the University of Hawaii System, also pointed out that the parties who promote the discharge of Japan’s nuclear wastewater into the sea Representatives, there is no sufficient proof that the move will not affect the marine environment and human health.
Japanese fishermen are also worried that their livelihoods will be severely damaged, and they strongly oppose the government’s nuclear wastewater discharge plan. According to a report by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Governor Masao Uchibori of Fukushima Prefecture also appealed to Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura on the 22nd, asking the Japanese government to understand the severe situation in Fukushima Prefecture and the urgent aspirations of fishermen.
However, in the face of doubts from all sides, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to add 70.3 billion yen to the budget for the next fiscal year to crack down on those who spread so-called “false information” on social media about the discharge of Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea. Specific measures include: Use artificial intelligence (AI) to filter out wrong information on global online platforms, and use it to fight back, or to expand the spread of so-called “correct information”.
For example, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released an animation on social media X on July 26, explaining in nine languages, including English, Chinese and Korean, why the treated radioactive wastewater discharged from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will not pose a threat to the environment. threat.
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