Fight against contaminated water

Not safe means not safe: South Korean activists taking part in the protest in central Seoul against Japan’s plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. — Reuters

Anxious about Japan’s impending release of treated nuclear wastewater from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, hundreds of South Koreans marched in their capital. Protesters called for Tokyo to abandon the plans, and expressed anger toward Seoul for endorsing the discharge despite alleged food safety risks.

Yesterday’s rally was the latest of weeks-long protests since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved the Japanese discharge plans in July, saying that the process would meet international safety standards and pose negligible environmental and health impacts.