S Korean activists protest against radioactive Fukushima water discharge

Hundreds of South Korean activists gather in central Seoul to protest Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean

Protests continue despite the South Korean government’s efforts to alleviate concerns by formally endorsing the safety of Japan’s plans. / Photo: Reuters

Hundreds of South Korean activists gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.daily reported earlier this week that the country plans to start releasing the water into the ocean as early as late August, citing unidentified government sources.

"If it is discarded, radioactive substances contained in the contaminated water will eventually destroy the marine ecosystem," said Choi Kyoungsook of Korea Radiation Watch, an activist group that organised the protest.

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