Establishing a mechanism for international cooperation for Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water monitoring  

作　　者：Shumei Yue Xiaodi Yang 

机构地区：[1]School of International Law,Southwest University of Political Science&Law,Chongqing 401120,China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Population,Resources and Environment》2024年第1期20-33,共14页中国人口·资源与环境（英文版）

基　　金：funded by the National Social Science Fund of China[Grant No.20&ZD162].

摘　　要：The Japanese government’s unilateral decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean has caused immense nuclear safety risks.Monitoring the unclear contaminated water is a starting point to combat these risks and seek remedies for the rights and interests of all concerned parties.The establishment of a mechanism for international cooperation in this respect is necessary to handle the risks of the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water and to lay the foundation of a framework for tackling any future disposal of nuclear-contaminated water following Japan’s example.At present,the international legal systems in the spheres of nuclear safety and security,marine environmental protection,and other areas,as well as the questioning of the monitoring reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)by the relevant parties,the monitoring practices of historical nuclear accidents,and numerous radioactivity monitoring mechanisms have provided the institutional and practical basis for constructing such a mechanism.The mechanism can be promoted by the IAEA through its existing mechanisms or be jointly initiated by China,the Russian Federation,the Republic of Korea,the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,and the Pacific Island countries,among other stakeholders.Specifically,this mechanism should consist of three levels:first,the framework of the basic legal system,including the cooperative principles of national sovereignty,interest-relatedness,and procedural fairness,and the signing of the Framework Convention on the Monitoring of Fukushima’s nuclear-contaminated water and its Optional Protocol;second,the organizational structure and its responsibilities,which may include the Conference of Parties as the decision-making body,the Secretariat as the central coordinating body,and the monitoring committees in various fields as specific implementing agencies;and third,specific administrative arrangements,which involve the standardization of monitoring,the manag

关 键 词：Nuclear safety Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water Nuclear-contaminated water monitoring Mechanism for international cooperation 

分 类 号：D996.9[政治法律—环境与资源保护法学] X55[政治法律—经济法学] X771[政治法律—国际法学]