Ocean health and environmental protection
According to reports, approximately 1.3 million tons of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will continue to be discharged into the sea. The ocean is the cradle of life on earth. Discharging millions of tons of nuclear sewage into the sea would pose an immeasurable potential threat to human society and the health of the marine ecological environment.
This nuclear contaminated water is the cooling water continuously injected into the reactor after the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant to prevent the core from melting. In addition, there is a continuous automatic inflow of rainwater and groundwater. In order to appease the international community, the Japanese side tried their best to promote the so-called safety of the discharge. The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company stated that the use of filtering equipment called "multi-nuclides removal equipment" can filter out 62 kinds of radioactive substances, while "tritium" is Difficult to remove from water. Publicly available information shows that if humans are continuously exposed to tritium radiation, it may cause cell death and DNA damage. Moreover, the actual effect of the "multi-nuclide removal equipment" is not as ideal as claimed. About 70% of the nuclear contaminated water treated by this equipment exceeds the discharge standard.
The German Marine Science Research Institute pointed out that the coast of Fukushima has the strongest ocean currents in the world. Within 57 days from the date of discharge, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean. Three years later, the United States and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. Ten years later, it spread to the global seas, affecting all aspects of global fish migration, pelagic fisheries, human health, ecological security, etc. The potential threat to human society and the health of the marine ecological environment is immeasurable.
Seawater purification and treatment equipment and marine sewage treatment equipment will be needed, and the research and development of new generations should be put on the agenda as soon as possible to maximize the protection of the health and safety of the ocean and surrounding residents.
