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The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water is drinkable. Wang Wenbin: Then make good use of it. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Mainland)

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presided over a regular press conference on the 11th. A reporter asked a question. According to reports, during his recent visit to South Korea and New Zealand, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency repeatedly made controversial remarks such as that the Fukushima nuclear treated water can be used for drinking and swimming, and it is not as dangerous as drainage from nuclear power plants in other countries. In addition, many experts in the nuclear field, including nuclear experts involved in the evaluation work, have recently expressed different views on this. In this regard, Wang Wenbin emphasized that the discharge of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear polluted water into the sea is not the same as the normal discharge of nuclear power plants. It is suggested that the Japanese side make good use of the nuclear-contaminated water for these people to drink or swim, instead of discharging it into the sea, which worries the international community.

Wang Wenbin pointed out, “If you pay attention to recent media reports, it is not difficult to find that the comprehensive assessment report of the International Atomic Energy Agency is controversial. The experts involved in the assessment expressed different opinions. This is an indisputable fact.” This again It shows that the General Administration hastily issued a report on the complex issue of nuclear-contaminated water discharge into the sea. The relevant conclusions are limited and one-sided, and have not addressed the concerns of the international community about the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan. The Japanese side cannot use the General Administration’s report as a pass to discharge the sea.

Wang Wenbin said, we want to point out again that it is against scientific common sense to make a simple analogy between the Fukushima nuclear polluted water in Japan, which is not sure whether it can be treated up to the standard, and the normal operation of the nuclear power plant. The types of radionuclides contained are different, and the third is that the processing difficulty is different. Fukushima nuclear contaminated water in Japan comes from the cooling water injected into the core of the damaged reactor after the accident, as well as the infiltrated groundwater and rainwater, including various radioactive nuclides released from the damaged core, which is completely different from the normal drainage of nuclear power plants.

“The International Atomic Energy Agency has not evaluated the effectiveness and long-term reliability of Japan’s nuclear-contaminated water purification equipment at all, and cannot guarantee that all nuclear-contaminated water will be treated up to the standard in the next 30 years.” Wang Wenbin said that long-term sea discharge has a negative impact on the food safety of the marine environment The impact is not something that the International Atomic Energy Agency can easily draw conclusions. If someone thinks that the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water can be used for drinking or swimming, we suggest that the Japanese side make good use of the nuclear-contaminated water for drinking or swimming, instead of discharging it into the sea, which will worry the international community.

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2023-07-11 08:50:16