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1. ....Ahead of his visit to the Fukushima region, Emanuel called out "China's baseless political and economic actions against Japan over the release of treated wastewater from the nuclear plant," in an op-ed.
* The trip, he wrote, "has now taken on the additional purpose of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Japan to confront Beijing's latest acts of economic coercion."
* During his trip to the region of Fukushima Thursday, Emanuel visited the city of Soma and ate a seafood lunch with the mayor, spoke with local fisherman, and purchased produce and fish at a local grocery store, AP reported.....
Source Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/09/01/rahm-emanuel-visit-fukushima-japan
2. ....But some scientists say we cannot predict the impact of releasing the water.
American professor Emily Hammond, an expert in energy and environmental law with George Washington University, said: "The challenge with radionuclides (such as tritium) is that they present a question that science cannot fully answer; that is, at very low levels of exposure, what can be counted as 'safe'?
"One can have a lot of faith in the IAEA's work while still recognising that compliance with standards does not mean that there are 'zero' environmental or human consequences attributed to the decision."
The US National Association of Marine Laboratories released a statement in December 2022 saying it was not convinced by Japan's data.
And marine biologist Robert Richmond, from the University of Hawaii, told the BBC: "We've seen an inadequate radiological, ecological impact assessment that makes us very concerned that Japan would not only be unable to detect what's getting into the water, sediment and organisms, but if it does, there is no recourse to remove it... there's no way to get the genie back in the bottle."
Environmental groups such as Greenpeace go further, referring to a paper published by scientists at the University of South Carolina in April 2023.
Shaun Burnie, a senior nuclear specialist with Greenpeace East Asia, says tritium can have "direct negative effects" on plants and animals if ingested, including "reduced fertility" and "damage to cell structures, including DNA"....
Source Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66610977
3. If the Japanese seafood is so safe, why don't share it with all your fellow countrymen?
Hence, the best way for the US ambassador to stand shoulder to shoulder (or rather mouth to mouth, or mouth to stomach) with Japan over China's Japanese seafood ban is to urge his country to import all Japanese seafood as long as it takes. For the undisputed champion of "hellhound warrior diplomacy" and US economic imperialism, concrete action is better than empty talk.
* The trip, he wrote, "has now taken on the additional purpose of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Japan to confront Beijing's latest acts of economic coercion."
* During his trip to the region of Fukushima Thursday, Emanuel visited the city of Soma and ate a seafood lunch with the mayor, spoke with local fisherman, and purchased produce and fish at a local grocery store, AP reported.....
Source Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/09/01/rahm-emanuel-visit-fukushima-japan
2. ....But some scientists say we cannot predict the impact of releasing the water.
American professor Emily Hammond, an expert in energy and environmental law with George Washington University, said: "The challenge with radionuclides (such as tritium) is that they present a question that science cannot fully answer; that is, at very low levels of exposure, what can be counted as 'safe'?
"One can have a lot of faith in the IAEA's work while still recognising that compliance with standards does not mean that there are 'zero' environmental or human consequences attributed to the decision."
The US National Association of Marine Laboratories released a statement in December 2022 saying it was not convinced by Japan's data.
And marine biologist Robert Richmond, from the University of Hawaii, told the BBC: "We've seen an inadequate radiological, ecological impact assessment that makes us very concerned that Japan would not only be unable to detect what's getting into the water, sediment and organisms, but if it does, there is no recourse to remove it... there's no way to get the genie back in the bottle."
Environmental groups such as Greenpeace go further, referring to a paper published by scientists at the University of South Carolina in April 2023.
Shaun Burnie, a senior nuclear specialist with Greenpeace East Asia, says tritium can have "direct negative effects" on plants and animals if ingested, including "reduced fertility" and "damage to cell structures, including DNA"....
Source Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66610977
3. If the Japanese seafood is so safe, why don't share it with all your fellow countrymen?
Hence, the best way for the US ambassador to stand shoulder to shoulder (or rather mouth to mouth, or mouth to stomach) with Japan over China's Japanese seafood ban is to urge his country to import all Japanese seafood as long as it takes. For the undisputed champion of "hellhound warrior diplomacy" and US economic imperialism, concrete action is better than empty talk.
