Chinacallsforstrengtheningint'lsupervisionoverFukushimanuclearwastewaterdischarge_GuangmingOnlineChinacallsforstrengtheningint'lsupervisionoverFukushimanuclearwastewaterdischargeLiSong(Front,R),China'spermanentrepresentativetotheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA),speaksduringtheMarchmeetingoftheIAEABoardofGovernorsinVienna,Austria,onMarch4,2024.LionMondayreiteratedChina'sfirmoppositiontoJapan'sdischargeofnuclear-contaminatedwastewaterfromthecrippledFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlantintotheocean,callingforstrengtheninginternationalsupervisionoverthewaterrelease.(ChinesePermanentMissiontoUNandotherInternationalOrganizationsinVienna/HandoutviaXinhua)VIENNA,March4(Xinhua)--AChineseenvoyonMondayreiteratedChina'sfirmoppositiontoJapan'sdischargeofnuclear-contaminatedwastewaterfromthecrippledFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlantintotheocean,callingforstrengtheninginternationalsupervisionoverthewaterrelease.Indisregardoftheoppositionfromneighboringcountriesandconcernsoftheinternationalcommunity,Japanhassofararbitrarilydischargedover23,000tonnesofnuclear-contaminatedwastewaterintotheocean,andstartedthefourthroundofwastewaterreleaselastweek,LiSong,China'spermanentrepresentativetotheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA),toldameetingoftheagency'sboardofgovernors.CallingJapan'swastewaterdischargeanunprecedentedmovethatimposestheriskofnuclearcontaminationontheworld,LisaiditsunprecedentedspilloverinfluenceextendsfarbeyondJapan'sterritoryandjurisdiction,andthusitisbynomeansthecountry'sprivatematter.Japan'swastewaterreleasehasseverelyimpactedtheinternationalnuclearsafetysystem,andbyusingtheIAEAtoendorseitsdischargeplan,Japanhasseriouslyunderminedtheagency'scredibility,Lisaid.LinotedthatChinahasfirmlyopposedJapan'swastewaterdischargeandurgedJapantostoptherelease.InresponsetoJapan'spushingaheadwiththewastewaterrelease,ChinatooktheleadincallingforstrictandeffectiveinternationalsupervisionoverJapan,forthebenefitofthemarineenvironmentandhumanhealth,Lisaid,addingthatitisthefirmpositionandcontinuouseffortsbyChinaandotherstakeholdersthathavedriventheIAEASecretariattomakeinternationalmonitoringarrangementsforJapan'snuclear-contaminatedwastewaterdischarge.LisaidChinaalsosupportsandactivelyparticipatesintheIAEASecretariat'smonitoringworkinFukushimaandmaintainscommunicationwithJapan.China'sstanceandsupportareimportantcontributionstotheinternationalsupervisionofthedischarge,hesaid.ThesubstantiveparticipationofChinaandotherstakeholdersprovidesanimportantguaranteefortheinternationalmonitoringarrangementstoachievestrict,independentandeffectivesupervision,headded.TheChineseenvoysaidthatChina,inascientificandresponsiblemanner,hasraiseddoubtsaboutJapan'swastewaterdischarge,suchastheplan'slegitimacy,safety,potentialhazardsincludingbio-concentration,thelong-termreliabilityofJapan'swastewaterpurificationequipment,theaccuracyofwastewaterdataandtheeffectivenessofthecurrentmonitoringarrangements.However,thelong-standingdishonesty,chaoticmanagementandweaksupervisionoftheTokyoElectricPowerCompany,theFukushimaplant'soperator,haveunderminedthecredibilityofJapan'sclaimoftheso-called"safeandreliable"wastewaterdischarge,Lisaid.Headdedthatrecentdevelopments,includingsafetyconcernsarisingfromtheearthquakethatstrucktheNotoPeninsulaandthemassiveleakageofnuclear-contaminatedwastewaterfromtheFukushimaplant'spurificationequipment,haveconfirmedtheconcernsofChinaandtheinternationalcommunityanddemonstratedthenecessityofstrengtheninginternationalsupervisionandmonitoring.Liemphasizedthatwastewaterdischargeisnotonlyascientificissuebutalsoamatterofattitude.ChinaurgesJapantotakeseriouslytheconcernsfromhomeandabroadandfullycooperateinestablishinglong-term,independentandeffectiveinternationalmonitoringarrangementsthatinvolvetheactiveparticipationofitsneighborsandotherstakeholders,Lisaid,callingonJapantoproperlydisposeoftheFukushimawastewaterandpreventtheharmtoglobalmarineenvironmentandhumanhealth.HesaidChinastandsreadytoimprovecommunicationandcooperationwithallparties,supportandactivelyparticipateinthemonitoringofJapan'sdischargeandcontinuouslystrengthenrelevantinternationalsupervision,soastorestorecleanandsafeoceansforpeoplearoundtheworld.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.