Minjoo Prepares Proactive Legislation on Japan's Contaminated Water Damage... 'Strengthening Origin Labeling of Agricultural and Marine Products'

Park Kwang-on "Protecting Citizens from Radiation Damage... Promoting Special Safety Measures Act"
On the morning of the 24th, submitted the bill for the 'Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Contaminated Water Special Measures Act'

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 24th that he will push for a special safety measures law to protect the public from radiation damage and the government's irresponsibility regarding Japan's discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean.

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the same day, Park said at a policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly, "Since the government is passive even in preparing damage countermeasures, we will expedite legislation proactively considering the worst-case scenario."

He stated, "Japanese media also point out that the discharge of contaminated water cannot fundamentally resolve the Fukushima nuclear power plant issue," adding, "Completely shutting down the accident nuclear reactor is the only way to stop the generation of contaminated water, but there is still no method to remove the nuclear fuel debris at the core, and there is also no way to prevent contaminated water from continuously occurring due to rainwater and groundwater." He continued, "The plan to discharge for 30 years is a meaningless plan," emphasizing, "The Democratic Party will work to withdraw the ocean dumping of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima and thoroughly prepare to prevent national damage at the very least."

He then proposed ▲ establishing legal grounds to ban the import of seafood suspected of radiation-contaminated water exposure ▲ strengthening origin labeling of agricultural and fishery products ▲ designating radiation damage as a fishery disaster ▲ establishing legal grounds to claim compensation from the Japanese government.

Park said, "Currently, only the country that processed agricultural and fishery products is labeled, but the origin of the raw materials cannot be identified," adding, "We will ensure that seafood from the Fukushima risk area is not processed and distributed through various channels." Regarding claiming compensation from the Japanese government, he said, "We will establish the basis for creating a damage support fund and legal grounds to claim compensation from the Japanese government to form the fund," adding, "The damage support targets will be broadly extended not only to fishermen but also to seafood processing and distribution businesses."

The Democratic Party will submit the 'Special Measures Act on Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Contaminated Water' containing these provisions to the National Assembly's main building legislative affairs office on the morning of the same day.

Park added, "Protests by the fisheries industry, whose livelihoods are at stake, and many citizens concerned about safety are continuing nationwide," urging, "President Yoon Suk-yeol to stop his silence and respond to the demands of the people."

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