[2020 National Audit] Science and ICT Committee Passes Resolution Urging Measures Against Fukushima Contaminated Water

Chairman Lee Won-wook of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee attended the National Assembly inspection of the Ministry of Science and ICT and others at the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee held at the National Assembly on the 7th, presiding over the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] The National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Communications Committee passed a resolution on the 23rd urging the Japanese government to establish safe disposal measures for Fukushima radioactive contaminated water.

In the resolution, the committee expressed "strong regret over the Japanese government's plan to discharge contaminated water into the ocean without ensuring its safety," and "sternly urged the suspension of the discharge plan without the consent of the international community and neighboring countries." It also called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to "actively recommend that a reasonable decision be made by the Japanese government."

Furthermore, it requested the Korean government to "form an investigative body involving Korea, China, and Japan to verify the safety issues of contaminated water disposal," and "to conduct multifaceted consultations with the Japanese government at the intergovernmental level." The committee plans to deliver the resolution to the Embassy of Japan in Korea on the 26th.

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