China News Service, June 9. According to a report by the Hankyoreh, on the 8th World Oceans Day, South Korean civic groups held protests in Seoul to oppose the Japanese government's discharge of Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea and demanded that Japan withdraw the plan.
Data map: The nuclear sewage water storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
According to the report, the protesters were wearing dust-proof clothing, lying on the "black sea" painted with a map of Japan and nuclear radiation warning signs, and holding hands that read "Don't pollute the Pacific with nuclear sewage" and "Cancel the Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge plan." !" slogan.
According to reports, four U.S. citizen groups will hold online events and rallies in places including San Francisco and California on June 11.
Kim Eun-hyung, vice-chairman of the Korea Federation of Trade Unions, said that it has been a year since Japan made the decision to discharge Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea, but so far no assessment has been made on the possible impact of the discharge of nuclear sewage on the marine environment and human health. .
The ocean is closely related to life, human food, and the survival of fishermen.
Yoon Mi-hyang, a member of the South Korean National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee, said that since 2019, most South Korean citizens have been opposed to the discharge of Japan's Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea, but the South Korean government has yet to develop a responsible response strategy.
Japan will start emission work in a year, and in this case, international cooperation should be more active.
The Japanese government decided in April 2021 to prepare to filter and dilute nuclear-contaminated water and discharge it into the sea.
In May 2022, Japan's Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission has agreed to Tokyo Electric Power Company's plan for the discharge of Fukushima nuclear sewage.