Source: Global Network
[Global Network Report Intern Reporter Fu Jiajun] According to the Korean National News on the 22nd, the Japan Atomic Energy Regulation Commission officially approved the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant nuclear pollution water discharge plan on the same day. In response, the South Korean government held an emergency meeting of relevant departments to discuss corresponding countermeasures.
reported that the South Korean government said that the head of the State Adjustment Office Fang Moon-gyu (transliteration), presided over the "relevant department meeting to deal with the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant's sewage discharge" held at the Seoul government building that day. Officials from many government departments including the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Atomic Energy Safety Committee, the Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communications, the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries attended the meeting.
It is reported that at the meeting that day, the South Korean government stated that it will take the best response measures based on the health and safety of its people. The government said that South Korea is participating in the security assessment of International Atomic Energy Agency . At the same time, the South Korean government said that it will cooperate with relevant agencies in the future to ensure that the polluted water is treated and comply with international law and international standards. And strengthen the marine nuclear radiation monitoring system. In addition, simulated experiments will also be used to verify the impact of Japan's discharge of nuclear-polluted water to the ocean on South Korean waters. The South Korean government also plans to strengthen safety management of aquatic products. This includes strictly reporting on the circulation of imported aquatic products and restricting the origin and types of aquatic products. At the same time, the South Korean government also stated that it would convey South Korea's concerns about the discharge of nuclear sewage to Japan, and would continue to urge Japan to take responsible actions to safely handle nuclear sewage.
South Korea's YTN TV said in a relevant report on the same day that the Japanese government made a decision to discharge Fukushima nuclear-polluted water into the ocean in April last year, and Tokyo Electric Power Company applied to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission for review of the sea discharge plan in December last year. Tokyo Electric Power plans to purify the sewage twice and then dilute it to the sea. However, due to the technically unremovable radioactive substances such as tritium, it has been continuously opposed by nearby residents and neighboring countries, including South Korea.
Regarding Japan's formal approval of the nuclear polluted water discharge plan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the International Atomic Energy Agency has established a technical working group and visited Japan twice on-site inspections and evaluations. So far, no concluding opinions have been drawn on Japan's sea discharge plan. At the same time, many clarification requirements and improvement opinions have been put forward. China and Russia submitted joint technical issues to Japan, but have not received any feedback from Japan. Not long ago, the Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meeting and the Foreign Ministers' Meeting also expressed serious concerns on related issues.
Wang Wenbin said that it is regrettable that Japan has always turned a deaf ear to the legitimate concerns and reasonable demands of the international community and the people in Japan. Not only did it not conduct full and meaningful consultations with stakeholders and relevant international institutions, it has been deliberately promoting the construction of the sea-disk pipeline and the sea-disk plan approval work. Japan's practice of disregarding the concerns of all parties and attempting to create established facts is extremely irresponsible, and we firmly oppose this. The disposal of Fukushima nuclear polluted water concerns the global marine environment and the public health of Pacific Rim countries, and is by no means a private matter for Japan.
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