North Korea slams the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for approving Japan's plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant
North Korea's statement comes as IAEA head Rafael Grossi wraps up his three-day visit to Seoul, where meetings with lawmakers focused on concerns over the water release plan. / Photo: AFP
The release of the treated water will have a"fatal adverse impact on the human lives and security and ecological environment," an official from Pyongyang's environmental protection ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency on Sunday. The International Atomic Energy Agency approved Tokyo's plan to release treated water from the tsunami-hit nuclear plant into the sea over the next few decades.
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