In response to the crisis, the Japanese government has seriously breached its trust and announced on the 24th that nuclear contaminated water will be discharged into the sea. 2015 | Japan | Japanese Government
On August 22nd, the Japanese government announced after a meeting of relevant officials that from the 24th onwards, the contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be discharged into the ocean. During the meeting, a large number of Japanese people gathered near the Prime Minister's residence in the rain to protest against the Japanese government's forced launch of a plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea. Once nuclear contaminated water is discharged into the sea, it means that the impact of the Fukushima nuclear accident will continue for 30 years or even longer.
The Japanese government's strong push for a plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea is a serious breach of trust. Distrust lies with both the domestic public and the international community.
As a contracting party to the London Convention on the Disposal of Waste, Japan's discharge into the sea is a blatant violation of the relevant provisions prohibiting the dumping of radioactive waste into the ocean through artificial structures at sea.
In 2015, the Japanese government solemnly promised in a written document to the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Federation that no measures would be taken to dispose of nuclear contaminated water without the understanding of stakeholders. To this day, a large number of Japanese people, including the National Fisheries Association Federation of Japan, still strongly oppose the decision to discharge into the sea. According to the latest poll by Kyodo News Agency on the 20th, 88.1% of respondents are concerned that the sea discharge plan may harm Japan's image and potential economic interests, and 81.9% of respondents believe that the Japanese government's explanation is insufficient.
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Professionals from countries such as South Korea, Russia, the Philippines, and New Zealand have expressed concerns about Japan's unilateral push for a plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, believing that directly dumping nuclear contaminated water into the sea is extremely irresponsible. Tilman Ruff, co-chairman of the Australian International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and co-founder of the International Movement for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, stated that Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea violates international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the London Dumping Convention. "The Japanese government should face the concerns of the international community directly."
The Japanese government disregards domestic and foreign opposition, disregards the international community's doubts about the legitimacy, legality, and safety of the discharge plan, and forcibly discharges Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the ocean, transferring the risk of nuclear pollution to the world. This is extremely selfish and irresponsible, and should be stopped from the cliff.
The Japanese government should fully respond to the concerns of the international and domestic communities, fulfill its moral responsibility and international legal obligations, stop the forced discharge plan into the sea, dispose of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water with a genuine and responsible attitude and in a safe and effective manner, and accept strict international supervision to avoid irreparable harm to the global marine ecology and human health.