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Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is again caught up in the story. The content of an interview with the media that there was no radiation leak during the Fukushima nuclear accident became controversial.
Correspondent Kim Soo-young.
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controversial remarks of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol came from an interview with the Busan Ilbo.
In the process of explaining the stability of the nuclear power plant, he said, "Since the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan did not explode, there was basically no radiation leakage."
However, the accident leaked radioactivity, and the Japanese government declared it to be Level 7, the highest risk level in the international nuclear accident rating.
Democrats launched an onslaught.
The criticisms of the presidential candidates poured in: 'Is the far-right Japanese person a tutor?' and 'I thought it was the story of the Japanese prime minister.'
Even within the power of the people, there were voices of concern.
[Seungmin Yoo / Former Assemblyman: (Nuclear power plant) I think that it is forbidden for us to be overconfident or self-doubt about safety issues. Didn't you say something like that lightly.] The
former President Yoon explained that the remarks were reflected in the article differently from the original meaning.
The Chernobyl accident was an explosion of the nuclear power plant itself, but the Fukushima nuclear accident was an accident that was caused by an external factor such as a tsunami, he said.
The controversial part has been removed from the article.
The Busan Ilbo said that there was a request for amendment from Yoon's side, and the purpose of the interview was to convey the exact position of the candidate, so it was accepted without harming the overall context.