IAEA director general greeted with protest on arrival
Published: 08 Jul. 2023, 09:16
Grossi, who arrived from Tokyo where he submitted the IAEA”s final report that analyzed the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant’s treated radioactive water, was reported to have left the airport two hours after arriving.
The protestors waited for the IAEA director general in almost all of the exists while holding signs like “stop the discharge,” or “Grossi go home.”
During his last press conference in Japan, Grossi said he is willing to meet with the Democratic Party, which has been on the forefront of opposition the discharge of the water from the Japanese nuclear plant.
Grossi stressed that the IAEA’s safety review is based on scientific analysis without any political leanings.
Grossi said that he is aware of and closely monitoring the concerns over the safety of the Fukushima wastewater in Korea. He added that he is willing to meet with Democratic Party lawmakers, who are strongly opposed to Japan’s release plan while stressing that IAEA’s safety review is based on scientific analysis without any political leanings.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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