Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power Company recently announced that 7After Level 4**, the damage to the Shiga nuclear power plant is much worse than originally announced。The external power transformers of Units 1 and 2 were seriously leaking, and the oil leakage of Unit 2 was as high as 1980,000 liters, five times more than the original published figures. This shows that the Japanese side is suspected of concealing and whitewashing the report on the damage to the Shiga nuclear power plant after **.
Similar to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Shiga nuclear power plant also uses the boiling water reactor design of the 60s of the last century. This old reactor has multiple safety risks, and Nippon Electric Power Company has been repeatedly warned and punished for shutting down the reactor before. However, it has led to a large amount of oil leakage in the transformer, which has once again exposed its safety management loopholes.
Although the leaked transformer oil does not contain radioactive materials, a large amount of oil penetrates into the soil and ocean, and the harm to the ecological environment cannot be ignored. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum are highly biotoxic and are likely to accumulate through the food chain, causing hidden dangers to human health. The fish deaths in the waters monitored by Japan are likely to be the result of the oil spill.
The Japanese report has repeatedly changed the damage and oil leakage at the Shiga nuclear power plant, which is reminiscent of the Fukushima nuclear accident. At that time,TEPCO's deliberate underestimation of the extent of the radiation leak led to delays in emergency response and ultimately led to a major nuclear accident. Whether the Shiga nuclear power plant's cover-up will continue to worsen the situation is a matter of great concern to all sectors of society.
Under the repeated shocks, the safety threat of many old nuclear power plants in Japan is increasing day by day. Relying solely on the concealment and whitewashing by power companies will not eliminate the harm to the ecological environment caused by nuclear radiation and oil leakage. Japan must face up to the potential safety hazards of nuclear power plants and accelerate the decommissioning and renewal, rather than just satisfying nuclear power interests and putting people's lives and health in constant danger.
The oil spill at the Shiga nuclear power plant has once again demonstrated the risks of nuclear energy utilization. Japan, which is located in the active volcanic belt and the ** belt, has made an incomprehensible decision to build and operate a nuclear power plant.
We need to be vigilant against Japan's cover-up, and at the same time call on Japan to face up to the dangers of nuclear power, speed up the upgrading of nuclear power facilities, and truly put the safety of people's lives first. Only in this way can an irreparable ecological catastrophe be avoided from causing even greater nuclear leaks.
The hidden dangers of Japan's nuclear power plants have always been a matter of concern, and the Shiga nuclear power plant oil spill has once again aroused a high degree of vigilance from all walks of life. We need to learn from this and prevent even bigger security incidents that could arise in the future.
First, we must resolutely oppose the concealment of information and false reporting, which will hinder the timely control of accidents and further expand the harm. ** It is a basic responsibility to the public to be transparent and to publish disaster details in a timely manner.
The phase-out of old nuclear power plants should be accelerated, as their design and technology are outdated, difficult to maintain, and have many potential safety hazards。Newly built nuclear power plants must be seismically protected to reduce the risk of leakage.
Improve the environmental monitoring system around the nuclear power plant, so that in the event of a leak, the pollution situation can be quickly grasped and residents can be guided to evacuate. At the same time, it is necessary to plan all possible emergency rescue measures. Fourth, nuclear power plant workers must receive more systematic and rigorous training and assessment to improve their ability to respond to accidents.
Strengthen social supervision of nuclear power plants and encourage public participation in monitoringOnce the hidden danger is discovered, it must be reported to the society. At the same time, a sound legal system should be established to restrain it.
It is not enough to rely solely on nuclear power companies to regulate themselves. All walks of life must remain vigilantClosely monitor the operation of nuclear power plants to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy. Only by achieving zero-tolerance supervision of nuclear power can the safety of people's lives and property be guaranteed.