A | 妈宝男真是给男娃当妈的一大难题。
特别是小时候，又得呵护，又得注意不能养成什么都找妈的习惯。
图图是在伦敦出生的。
Japan as soon as this week will begin the controversial release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
The Japanese government approved the plan two years ago, saying it is necessary to decommission the power plant, which is operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company. Releases will start Thursday “if they encounter no obstacles,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced this week.
“I have asked TEPCO to swiftly prepare for the water discharge in accordance with the plan approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and expect the water release to start on Aug. 24, weather conditions permitting,” Kishida said.
Despite pushback from neighboring nations and fishing groups, Japanese officials said the plan is safe.
What Is the Release Process?
The wastewater has gone through treatment and is stored in large tanks. Japanese officials say the water needs to be removed so the plant can be decommissioned.
The water will be diluted and released through an underwater tunnel off the coast of Japan. Officials say it will not be near areas where routine fishing occurs.
The entire process is expected to take decades.
Is the Treated Water Safe?
The release plan has been approved by Japan’s nuclear regulation agency and given the go-ahead by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the global nuclear watchdog.
The IAEA’s two-year review of the plan – which involved sampling and testing the treated water – found it to be consistent with the agency’s safety standards with “negligible” impacts to humans and the environment.
“Based on its comprehensive assessment, the IAEA has concluded that the approach and activities to the discharge of ALPS treated water taken by Japan are consistent with relevant international safety standards,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement last month.
“Furthermore, the IAEA notes the controlled, gradual discharges of the treated water to the sea, as currently planned and assessed by TEPCO, would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment,” he added.
The agency will monitor the water’s release and have a continuous presence on-site at the discharge facility.
“This will ensure the relevant international safety standards continue to be applied throughout the decades-long process laid out by the Government of Japan and TEPCO,” Grossi said.
Nearly all radioactivity has been removed from the treated water – except tritium.
Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen that occurs naturally and is also a byproduct of producing electricity at nuclear power plants. It cannot be filtered out of the nuclear wastewater.
Japan plans to dilute the water to bring the level of tritium below regulatory standards. This practice is done at other nuclear power plants, including in the U.S.
One of the biggest critics of the plan is Beijing, a top consumer of exports from Japanese fisheries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin recently called Japan’s decision “selfish and irresponsible.”
“In disregard of the strong concerns and firm opposition from the international community, the Japanese government announced the decision to start releasing the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean from Aug. 24,” Wang said during a press conference this week, according to a transcription. “This is extremely selfish and irresponsible, as the discharge will spread the risks of nuclear contamination to the rest of the world. And by doing so, Japan is putting its selfish interests above the long-term well being of the entire humanity. China is gravely concerned and strongly opposed to this.”
Hong Kong’s leader this week said the city would "immediately activate" import controls on Japanese seafood to begin on Thursday – the same day as the planned water release.
South Korean activists have also protested the plan, but Seoul recently concluded from its own study that there aren’t any scientific issues.
"Our government has judged that the Japanese side will discharge the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant as originally planned and has determined that there are no scientific or technical problems with the planned discharge of the contaminated water," Office for Government Policy Coordination Park First Deputy Park Ku-yeon said this week.
Asked about the situation during a trilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kishida at Camp David last week, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answered diplomatically but with obvious concern – assigning the issue the “highest priority” and calling for transparency.
“The Fukushima plant's treated water, if it's going to have some type of impact, it would flow through the entire Pacific Ocean having an impact not just on our three countries but all countries around the world,” Yoon said through a translator. “As such, for the sake of safety and health of the people of our three countries and all members of the international community, that should be something that we need to place the highest priority on. Regarding this treated water, based on scientific principles, all of the processing should be carried out accordingly. And at the same time, internationally recognized and reliable IAEA's investigation results are something that we can trust. And I would like to make sure that everything is conducted and carried out in accordance with the procedures established by the IAEA.”
Japan’s plan has faced strong opposition from local fishing groups.
Kishida met with leaders of the Japanese fishery industry on Monday to pledge long-term support for fishing communities.
But Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, said his group remained opposed to the plan, even though some members have gained confidence about its safety.
“Scientific safety and the sense of safety are different,” Sakamoto said. “Even if it’s safe, reputational damage occurs.”
What Was the 2011 Fukushima Disaster?
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that hit the Fukushima power plant, triggering meltdowns in three reactors that contaminated the cooling water.
The accident was given the highest rating on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale due to the high radioactive releases from the plant.
B | 即使有阿姨，他的房间一定是自己打扫。很多体育运动，很多下田的农活，培育体格和性格。
图图小时候，到了冬天也不会穿很多，我老公偶尔还给他洗洗冷水澡，上一上普京那种提高免疫力的东欧方法。
一岁前的大冬天，我自己带他去上游泳课，两个人从泳池出来了也没啥人帮忙的，洗洗擦干盖上保暖的大衣就回家，没法太细致。
我个人的体验是国内遇见的妈宝男真的很多，我真的好奇是不是跟近年的养育文化有关。
男娃被当成了特别稀奇的物种。
C | 可是温室养法，养不出能经历风雨的树。
越稀奇越绝种啊，你看看大熊猫。
可是，每个人一定会经历风雨，没有父母能帮助挡一辈子。
当然，英国我也待得不长，我也没有严格的统计数据来比较。全球化之后的流动性也大——我纯属个人吐吐槽。
英国也一定有妈宝男。
我有个之前的合作伙伴，还是我老乡，就base伦敦。看起来各种光鲜的金融男，可真的事事费妈。大事找妈，小事找老婆。
当这位妈宝男的妈妈代表他来找我吃饭，替他三十多岁的儿子谈合作和分账方式，以及规划人生的时候，我真的震惊了。
立马停止合作。
我感觉英式教育里养出妈宝男的概率小，只是个人这五年在英国上学工作，待人接物的感受。
西方文化里，大多数老外会觉得经常找妈是一个很丢脸的事情，特别男娃。
图图干妈说，在伦敦路上，往往看见老外家庭是一带五。中国家庭反过来，五带一。
最近给图图看学校，也有不少心得。从幼儿园开始，很多学校都会强调接触户外和大自然。从小学开始，很多学校就强调如何培育独立性（Independence）和独立思考，学习之外还有非常多的运动项目和俱乐部。
从小就做题家的我，听到这些是很新鲜的。我接受的中式教育更重视知识的灌输，很少强调要走出去，很少强调玩的重要性。
剑桥的人类学教授麦克法兰研究英式教育和英国社会，有好几本著作。
他说，英式教育中团队运动比数学更重要，因为团体运动“teach you the centre art of life”。
大家不会崇拜数学考得好的人，而是会跟着足球队队长去打拼。
因为在一个团队运动里当队长，需要很强的交往能力和平衡精神。比如足球，一个孩子需要学习去平衡，自己要踢多久的球，什么时候把自己脚上的球传给别人。
这种能力正是解决各种人生难题的核心——麦克法兰说，这种教育设计体现了亚当斯密对于一个人平衡“self love”和“social love”的思考。
这种教育设计其实根源于英国殖民时代，英国需要通过公学系统（boarding school)，培养能去全球范围殖民的外交和政治人才。
这种传统英式教育的核心，在于让未来能力成为全球领导人的孩子，在离开家的情况的下去自己解决问题（solve problems away from home)。
D |
英国这么小一个岛国，有全球这么多殖民地，是懂点全球化领导的艺术的。
麦克法兰自己就是外交官的后代。我印象特别深，他说从小他在英国的学校就是自己和同学们玩各种游戏（all kinds of games)，室内游戏和室外团体运动。
