Expert Yury Krupnov: “Why does Greenpeace keep silence?
- Let's call a spade a spade. The threat to the safe existence of the Far East and the Asia-Pacific basin has become a reality. Within 24 hours, the level of radioactive beta radiation in groundwater samples at the Fukushima-1 NPP amounted to 400 thousand becquerels per liter. How could radiation get into the water? Experts believe: together with the downpours brought by the typhoon. However, after the accident at this power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities seemed to have done everything possible to eliminate its consequences, to restore the normal life of its citizens. About 70 Japanese nuclear power plants have been shut down or completely mothballed. But this, apparently, was not enough.
In August this year, the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant discovered the largest leak after the 2011 accident of 300 tons of radioactive water (with a strontium concentration of about 80 million becquerels per liter) from a tank where the water is stored after cooling the reactors. The Committee for the Control of Atomic Energy has assigned the third level of danger to the leak. There was a risk of it entering the ocean along with groundwater. These fears, apparently, were justified. Already in October, radioactive cesium-1 from this nuclear power plant was first detected in seawater outside the technical port of Fukushima-137.
It is significant that at a time when the deadly liquid penetrated into the ocean depths, the activists of the "international public organization" "Greenpeace" did not want to know about it. These, if I may say so, "green" were busy with much more "important" matters. They focused their efforts on penetrating the Russian oil ice-resistant platform Prirazlomnaya, located on the continental shelf - a drilling platform that has not yet started to work. And a year before that, Greenpeace employees, including even the CEO of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidu, had set up their tents right on the sheer wall of the platform. Violently outraged by a possible oil spill. And now they remain completely silent when radiation begins to penetrate the ocean expanses.
The inaction of Greenpeace in such an unprecedented situation reflects, in my opinion, the opportunistic and ordered nature of the activities of this organization. In addition, one cannot fail to note the obvious: long-term geopolitical US-Japanese cooperation covers up an unacceptable, extremely dangerous situation with Fukushima-1. These two countries are afraid of losing face and, trying to divert the attention of the world community, use Greenpeace for their own purposes.
After the accident at Fukushima-1 and its consequences, a major humanitarian problem has developed, which should be under the supervision of the world community and become open to specialists. However, the opposite happened. For the sake of the geopolitical interests of the United States, Japan did not dare to take advantage of Russia's colossal experience in eliminating the consequences of such an accident, inadmissibility of leaks of nuclear materials, disposal of nuclear waste, etc. We were contacted directly from the nuclear power plant itself only six months ago, and only on a private matter. Until now, no serious analysis, audit of what happened at Fukushima-1, what measures were taken, has not been done. Scientists of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have colossal knowledge on this issue, and they could be used in Japan. However, in practice they were not in demand.
Of course, the threat hanging over many countries and waters of the Pacific Ocean can be prevented. I would suggest creating an internationally competent team of highly qualified specialists to deal with the consequences of the accident. In my opinion, Russian specialists with the necessary knowledge and experience could play a priority role in this group. Overseas customers of Greenpeace, instead of arranging cheap provocations at the Russian drilling rig, it would be better to contribute to the creation of such an international group.
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