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1、Japanhastopaypricefordischargemove:ChinaDailyeditorialUpdated:2023-08-2420:03f.111+Thetsunami-crippledFukushimaDaiichinuclearpowerplantisseenfromNamieTown,Fukushimaprefecture,JapanAug24,2023,inthisphototakenbyKyodo.LPhotoZAgenciesOnehourafterJapanofficiallystarteddischargingtheFukushimanuclear-conta

2、minatedwaterintotheoceanonThursday,theGeneralAdministrationofCustomsofChinaannouncedthecountrywillsuspendtheimportsofallaquaticproducts,includingedibleaquaticanimals,originatingfromJapan.ConsideringthatHongKonghadalreadysuspendedimportsofaquaticproductsfromJapan,theislandnationnowfacesthelossofitsto

3、ptwoaquaticfoodexportdestinations,whichhadacombinedvalueofover160billionyen($1.1billion)in2022.TojustifythedischargeofradioactivewaterfromtheincapacitatedFukushimaDaiichinuclearplantintotheocean,theJapanesegovernmenteuphemisticallyreferstoitastreatedwater*.WiththedischargegiventhenodbytheInternation

4、alAtomicEnergyAgency,whichsaidinJulythattheJapanesegovernmentsplanmettheagencyssafetystandards,thereleaseofthewaterfromtheplant,whichisexpectedtotakemorethan30yearstocomplete,hasnowbegun.GiventhelackoftransparencyfromtheJapanesegovernmentinthedecision-makingprocessandintherun-uptothedischargingofthe

5、water,isthereanyreasontothinkitislikelytobeanymoreforthcomingnowthatitisreleasingthewaterintotheocean?IftheradioactivewaterisreallyassafeastheJapanesegovernmentandTokyoElectricPowerCompanyclaim,whydon,ttheyputthewaterintouseforruralirrigation?NowondersomescientistshaveraisedquestionsaboutwhethertheJ

6、apanesegovernmentandTEPCOhavebeensufficientlyforthcomingaboutwhatradioactivematerialsmayremaininthewaterevenafteritistreated.Notsurprisingly,opponentsoftheoceandischargeplaninJapanandinneighboringcountrieshaveurgedJapantochooseasaferdisposalmethod.Thelong-termeffectsonthemarineecosystemandthepotenti

7、alforbioaccumulationinthefoodchainareunknown.Andwhenreleasedintotheocean,thetreatedwatercouldcauseoceanacidification,whichhasbeendescribedasclimatechangesequallyeviltwin.Beyondlossestotheecosystemandbiodiversity,acidificationwillaffectfisheriesandaquaculture,threateningthefoodsecurityformillionsofpe

8、ople.Japansreleaseofthewatermaybealong-lastingdisasterfortheworld,inwhichcaseitwillbeacrimeagainstnatureandhumanity.Thewaterwillspreadtoeverycorneroftheworld,whichmeansothercountriesandregionsfaceathreat.HenceitshighlypossibleformoretofollowthestepsandissuebansonJapaneseaquaticfood.Thegovernmentthatputsthewholeofhumanityshealthatriskshouldbetaughtalessonbythewholeworld.ThatsthepriceJapanhastopayforitsirresponsiblemove,apricemuchhigherthanitspoliticiansanticipated.