Hundreds of people take to the streets in South Korea’s capital demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant
The protests came a day after South Korea’s government formally endorsed the safety of the Japanese plans, saying that the contamination levels of water pumped out from the plant would be within acceptable standards. / Photo: Reuters
Braving blistering summer heat and closely watched by police, the protesters walked in long lines through a commercial district in downtown Seoul on Saturday. The government also said the wastewater wouldn’t meaningfully affect South Korean seas as long as the plant's treatment systems work as designed.
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