In defiance of strong opposition at home and abroad, Japanese government is planning to discharge the nuclear waste water from Fukushima nuclear power plant from spring this year.
The accident at Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011 has leaked a huge amount of radioactive material which is 140,000~190,000 times high as that of 1979 Three Mile Island accident in the U.S., wreaking havoc on the people in the region and global environment.
It has been already scientifically expounded that the nuclear waste water contains radioactive toxic substances like tritium which go beyond the tolerable limits.
Moreover, the specialists have reached an identical viewpoint that once the toxic substances are discharged into the sea currents on the coast of Fukushima, they will reach most of the Pacific, to say nothing of the Korean sea within tens of days, spreading over the entire waters of the world in a few years.
It is natural that a large number of Japanese people including Japan National Fishermen’s Cooperative Association are bitterly criticizing the government for its irresponsible handling of the matter.
The international society is also dead set against Japan in its plan to discharge nuclear waste, which would seriously endanger the life of humankind, delivering at the same time a one-two punch to marine environment.
Neighboring countries and Pacific island countries regard that the discharge of nuclear waste is not simply confined to the internal affairs of Japan. They take it as a serious issue directly linked with the survival of the humankind. And they are urging Japan to take serious consideration of the demand of the international community which is only just and rational, enter into negotiations with the countries concerned and relevant international organizations and resolve the issue in a way that is strictly open, transparent, scientific and safe.
Japanese authority, however, is defiantly trying to discharge the nuclear waste water into the sea pursuing only its selfish interests. This is a crime which runs counter to the efforts of international society.
Japan should pay heed to the strong demand of humankind and international society, and withdraw at once its dangerous plan to discharge the nuclear waste water which only brings disaster.
Kim Sol Hwa
Researcher of the Institute of Studies for Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DPRK
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