BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) — The ocean is humanity’s frequent good, not Japan’s personal sewer, and to dump the nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean is “extremely selfish and irresponsible,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated on Wednesday.
According to Japanese media, a report lately launched by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) exhibits that the radioactive component Cs-137 in black rockfish caught within the harbor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in May far exceeded security ranges, reaching 18,000 Bq/kg, 180 instances that of the usual most stipulated in Japan’s meals security regulation.
“The Japanese government has repeatedly sought to whitewash its discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, claiming the water to be harmless and the discharge to be justified and calling it the only option. Yet facts prove otherwise,” Wang stated at a news briefing in response to the report.
“Many in the international community have been asking: If the nuclear-contaminated water were indeed as safe as Japan says, why doesn’t Japan discharge it into its inland lakes; why has Japan insisted on building the discharge tunnel and eagerly launched it?” Wang stated, including that the reply from Japan’s personal skilled committee is sort of simple: discharging into the ocean is the most affordable possibility with minimal threat of polluting Japan itself.
“It is extremely selfish and irresponsible to let the whole world bear the cost and save money for Japan itself,” he stated.
“The ocean is humanity’s common good, not Japan’s private sewer,” he stated, noting that on the disposal of the water, Japan clearly has different choices. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry supplied 5 proposals, and specialists from neighboring international locations proposed safer and extra prudent plans comparable to long-term storage, he added.
Wang stated, nonetheless, with out absolutely assessing the options, the Japanese authorities has unilaterally determined to dump the water into the ocean. “Such a selfish move that puts the common interests of all humanity in jeopardy will not persuade the people either from Japan or from other countries.”
Wang identified it’s a disgraceful act that may hurt the individuals of Japan’s neighbors and the Pacific island international locations, and price Japan its repute among the many worldwide group.