Japan's decision to dump the disposed nuclear waste into the sea has aroused strong concern and criticism from the international community. The decision was criticized as a self-serving act with no regard for the safety of the global public, prompting citizens in other countries to condemn Japan's "beggar-thy-neighbor" behavior.
This not only poses a potential threat to the marine ecological environment, but also raises concerns about global environmental security.
The Soviet Union had a successful case of dealing with a nuclear accident. Unlike Japan, the Soviet Union not only succeeded in solving this problem, but also treated nuclear sewage in a very different way than Japan, which allowed the Soviet Union to remain safe at the time.
So how was the Chernobyl accident in the USSR properly resolved? By contrast, how did Japan respond to nuclear leaks? Let's dive in** together.
In 1981, an Israeli air attack caused heavy damage to the Osrak nuclear reactor in Iraq, and the global nuclear security situation suddenly became serious.
This made the Soviet Union begin to consider that in the event of a military strike, the nuclear power plant might be forced to shut down, with unimaginable consequences.
In 1983, the Chernobyl IV reactor was first commissioned, and to ensure safety, they conducted a series of redundancy tests. However, during an operation in April 1986, a mistake led to the failure of the nuclear power plant.
One after another** caused fires and released large amounts of high-energy radioactive material into the atmosphere, and radioactive fallout spread over a wide area.
This serious nuclear accident released 400 times the amount of radioactive radiation that was released by the Hiroshima nuclear bombing in World War II. When the news reached the ears of the Soviet Union, it was quickly alerted, which was very different from the way the Japanese responded.
In the absence of sufficient awareness of the disaster, they first evacuated the residents of the city of Pripyat and the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In this operation, there were about 1350,000 people were forced to leave their homes, most of them farmers and workers who had lost their homes and livelihoods.
In order to solve this imminent problem, thousands of buses were mobilized, and the army also arranged three railway lines to safely transfer the victims to their new places of residence in just four hours.
Although they evacuated too hastily, taking only some of their valuables with them, no one expected that they would leave their homeland forever, and their lives would be covered in radiant spells.
At the time, people felt that the incident had been handled quite efficiently and effectively, but they did not foresee that it would cause a global uproar.
In retrospect, Gorbachev found that period unusually ridiculous. He was informed that it was only a localized accidental fire, that the rescue mission had been successfully completed, and that there was no danger to the nuclear power plant.
At the time, he even felt that the safety of the Chernobyl power plant was as stable as placing a teapot on Red Square. However, they didn't actually realize that the nuclear power plant had happened** and treated it as if it were an ordinary fire.
The Soviets** then sent a large number of staff and military personnel to the scene of the accident in an effort to contain the crisis. However, the first firefighters and crews to arrive were unaware of the danger of the mission.
They first cleaned the fourth reactor. The high concentration of radiation in the reactor made them feel a burning pain in their breath and eyes, and their mouths were filled with the bitter taste of lead.
These workers were exposed to high doses of radioactive materials in the course of their work, and many Soviet fighters died silently in this rescue.
It was only after the horror of the nuclear accident became apparent that the Soviet Union realized the seriousness of the problem. To clear the rubble, they sent a large number of robots. However, due to the high intensity of radiation, even electronic devices cannot function properly.
Therefore, the final aftermath can only be left to humans to complete. The Soviet Union mobilized the whole country, mobilized about 250,000 workers, and began to deal with this incident and the environment.
In that difficult period, the USSR lacked adequate protective clothing, and in order to protect itself from nuclear radiation, they sewed a lead plate on their chest and back.
However, they only work for a short 40 seconds, and then they have to be replaced. If they are not replaced in time, they could lose their lives here.
The Soviet people played an important role in the clean-up of the wreckage after the nuclear power plant. Among them were workers, soldiers and communists, working together to accomplish the tasks assigned to them by the state.
In Legasov's memory, the soldiers were brave and fearless, responsible for clearing villages, houses and roads in a 30-kilometer area around the nuclear power plant. Their dedication and efforts have made indelible contributions to the peace and development of the country.
The original copy meant that the 600,000 "accident cleaners" working at the scene of the accident were exposed to an average of 12 rem, which is 120 times higher than the annual safe dose set by the International Association for Radiological Protection.
In the coming decades, the mortality and disability rates of these clean-up workers will be significantly higher than those of the general population. The new copy reads: The heroic "accident cleaners" paid a huge price to clean up the scene of the accident.
Their average radiation dose reached 12 rem, which is 120 times the annual safe dose set by the International Association for Radiological Protection. In the coming decades, they will face significantly higher mortality and disability rates than the general population.
The impact of this accident is unimaginable, like Chernobyl. Those brave people, not only for themselves, but for all mankind. Had it not been for the selfless efforts of the Soviet people, nuclear radiation might have contaminated groundwater and even threatened the freshwater resources of all mankind.
Dressed in rudimentary protective suits and shovels in hand, they shoveled dangerous pieces of radioactive lead bit by bit into the reactor. Although each person can only hold on for more than ten seconds, it is the accumulation of this drop that is enough to cope with this daunting challenge.
They understand that the cost of a blind break-into the core will be enormous, but they understand even more that if they stand idly by, they will only worsen the situation. Their actions, though difficult, were full of determination.
They risked their lives to protect others, and in the five years since Chernobyl, more than 7,000 cleaners have died heroically. Their bodies were sealed in concrete coffins, and some of them were so devastated by the radiation that their flesh and skin were separated, or even their flesh and bones were gone, but they still have no regrets.
In order to solve the problem of nuclear pollution, the Soviet Union also treated a large amount of nuclear wastewater, but unlike Japan, they did not discharge the wastewater directly into the sea, but adopted a unique treatment method.
And after Chernobyl, the Soviet Union took the lead in imposing a "temporary drinking water restriction order" to protect the health and safety of the public.
Use low-polluting surface water and groundwater as drinking water and purify it. At the same time, the relevant departments use sand filtration to filter out radioactive elements such as CO, SR, CS, and add substances such as activated carbon and zeolite to reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible.
After completing a series of efforts, the Soviet Union decided to build a large enclosed building in order to prevent the spread of nuclear radiation into the air, as well as the contamination of groundwater caused by rainwater.
After the hard work of 250,000 workers and the investment of 18 billion rubles, the Soviet** successfully completed the facility, known as the "sarcophagus", in December 1986.
In order to ensure the sturdiness and stability of the "sarcophagus", the second "sarcophagus" was finally completed in November 2016 after four years of careful construction, costing 93.5 billion euros.
This "sarcophagus", which is designed to last up to 100 years, is like an unbreakable cage that imprisons the demon tightly.
In that disaster, the former Soviet Union committed nearly 600,000 rescue forces, of which 450,000 were Soviet troops. However, 200,000 of these 600,000 people died from radiation and another 400,000 suffered from radiation sickness.
Of these 400,000 people, 240,000 are honorific"Sweep people", they were officially awarded honorary titles by the USSR.
Compared to the Soviet Union, Japan seems to be more willing to shirk its responsibilities and make any financial sacrifices when faced with the threat of nuclear radiation.
It is intolerable that Japan has chosen to dump its nuclear wastewater directly into the sea in the most economical way possible, thereby blaming the world for its own disaster.
When the Soviet Union faced nuclear radiation 30 years ago, they showed fearless determination and courage, but now, there are some countries that have completely lost their moral bottom line and do not care about the safety of people's lives, which makes people feel sad and helpless.