IAEA director general greeted with protest on arrival

Environment

Published: 08 Jul. 2023, 09:16

IAEA director general greeted with protest on arrival

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi being escorted to another relocation in avoiding protestors at the Gimpo International Airport on Friday. [YONHAP]

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on his arrival in Seoul late Friday was greeted by protestors.

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.