Protests in South Korea over Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater release

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A survey conducted last month showed that 84 percent of South Koreans were against the Fukushima water release.

from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

This comes after the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday said a two-year review showed that the plans wereRESISTANCE FROM MANY SOUTH KOREANSOpposition politician Lee Jeong-mi has been staging a hunger strike outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul for more than 10 days to protest Japan's plan to release what she calls “contaminated water” into the ocean.

About 1,000 huge tanks holding treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings , in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, on Feb 22, 2023. Water storage tanks at the Fukushima site are estimated to be full as early as next year, and space for building more is scarce.

 

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