South Korean Government Holds Daily Press Conference on Fukushima Nuclear Sewage Discharge into Sea

On April 16, South Korean demonstrators protested in front of the Japanese embassy in South Korea. (Data map)

Overseas Network, June 15th According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on the 15th, the first director (deputy ministerial level) of South Korea’s State Affairs Adjustment Office, Park Purran, said at a press conference on the 15th that the South Korean government will Pay close attention to relevant trends, and announce any abnormalities at any time.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Japan’s Fukushima nuclear sewage is about to be discharged into the sea, and the anxiety of the South Korean people is increasing day by day. Therefore, the South Korean government decided to hold a press conference every day from the 15th to release information related to the safety inspection of nuclear sewage discharge into the sea. Previously, Korean media reported that nuclear sewage treated by the multi-nuclide processing system (ALPS) still detected substances with radioactive concentrations exceeding the standard by 20,000 times. Park Purran said at the press conference that the concentration of strontium in the treated nuclear contaminated water was 21,650 times higher than the South Korean standard (20 becquerels per liter). The sea discharge work will be carried out after the concentration dilution reaches the standard.

Regarding Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear sewage into the sea, opposition from both inside and outside Japan has been heard. When the Japanese government decided to discharge Fukushima nuclear sewage in April 2021, Korean consumer groups conducted a survey of 500 people, and 91.2% of the respondents indicated that they would reduce the purchase of aquatic products. (Wang Shanning, Overseas Network)

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