AEC finds nuclear waste dumping report unproven / 義核廢丟台海? 原能會:無法推論真假　　　　　　　　　　

The government promised to look into allegations that an Italian businessman dumped radioactive nuclear waste in the ocean near Taiwan, but the initial probe was inconclusive and further checks are necessary. According to The Atomic Energy Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has talked to related parties in Italy, who believed the media report was mostly speculation. However, environmental groups have accused the government of trying to conceal the truth. The Atomic Energy Council has released the preliminary findings of its investigation into whether an Italian shipping company dumped 200,000 barrels of nuclear waste in Taiwan's waters. The AEC's report shows that it has spent much effort analyzing the semantics of the Italian media report on the allegation. According to the AEC, the media source did not treat the allegation as proven. As to why the AEC was unable to investigate the primary source, that is the decrypted documents from the Italian intelligence agency, the AEC said that the documents could not be obtained, but that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has talked to related parties and emphasized that the allegations are unproven. ==CHIU TZU-TSUNG Vice Chairman, Atomic Energy Council== We have met with relevant parties in Italy to investigate this case. There is no evidence to prove these allegations. So the point is, the report is entirely based on conjecture. The AEC said that there is no evidence that the nuclear waste was dumped in Taiwan's waters, but that the possibility cannot be eliminated. However, an environmental group said in a press conference that it had obtained the decrypted documents showing that 200,000 barrels of toxic waste were dumped in the waters off Su'ao, that radioactive readings showed a high level of cesium-137 in ocean fish, and that international radiation monitoring of Taiwan's seas also showed abnormal readings. They accused the AEC of concealing the truth. ==FANG CHIEN Chair, Green Consumer Foundation== They are telling blatant untruths. It's worse than ignorance, they are actively lying. The readings are there and they deny it. They are pretending everything is fine. The AEC responded that cesium-137 levels detected in ocean fish were 3 becquerels per kilogram, far lower than the acceptable level of 100 becquerels per kilogram. They said that international ocean monitoring data showed only eight entries for Taiwan's oceans, which were too few samples to draw any conclusions. However, the AEC emphasized that it will try to obtain the decrypted documents and continue the investigation. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 義大利有媒體報導，該國軍事安全情報局的解密文件顯示，在1990年代有20萬桶核廢料，被傾倒在台灣海域，究竟是否真有其事？原子能委員會公布初步查證結果，雖然無法完全排除可能性，但強調根據我外交部駐義大利代表拜會當地相關人士，指出媒體報導的內容多屬推測。但環保團體找出相關文件，指控原能會粉飾太平。 到底是不是有義大利海運商，將20萬桶核廢料，傾倒於台灣海域呢？原能會下午公布初步調查結果，報告內容顯示，原能會花很多力氣檢查，義大利媒體報導事件的語意，強調該媒體的陳述方式，並非證實有此事。但原能會為什麼只看二手資料，卻不拿出一手資料、也就是義大利軍事安全情報局的解密文件呢？原能會表示那份報告尚無法取得，但外交部駐外人員接觸義大利相關人士後，強調核廢料海拋事件、未經證實。 ==原能會副主委 邱賜聰== 拜會了義大利相關人士 查證這個案子 沒有具體的事證能夠加以佐證 所以重點還是說 內容啊 還都是屬於這種 推測的性質 原能會坦言沒有證據證明核廢料被丟在台灣海域，但也無法完全排除可能性，不過下午環保團體舉行記者會，宣稱找到解密文件，初步讀到有二十萬桶有毒物質被海拋至蘇澳外海，並強調，輻射監測數據顯示海魚有銫137，國際海洋輻射偵測也出現異常，原能會卻想粉飾太平。 ==綠色消費者基金會董事長 方儉== 是一個指鹿為馬 比(交)白卷還要可怕 他現在是指鹿為馬 明明有訊號出來他說沒有 在粉飾太平 原能會回應，海魚確實驗出銫137、每公斤有3貝克，但遠低於100貝克的標準，而國際海洋輻射偵測數據因為只有八筆資料，資料不足僅供參考，但強調會設法找到解密文件，繼續追查下去。 記者林靜梅 吳嘉堡 台北報導