Hundreds of people marched in Seoul on Saturday to demand that Japan scrap plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant as the United Nations nuclear agency’s head met with senior officials to discuss food safety concerns.
The protests came a day after South Korea’s government formally endorsed the safety of Japan’s plans, saying the contamination levels of water pumped out from the disabled plant would be within acceptable standards and wouldn’t meaningfully affect South Korean seas as long as the plant’s treatment systems work as designed.
The announcement aligns with the views of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which approved the
