South Korean government ``The government was not involved in the decision to withdraw Japan's treated water national policy report'' =South Korean media

Regarding the non-disclosure of the joint research report by national policy research institutes to deal with the sea discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant by Japan, the South Korean government said,
I had no involvement whatsoever,'' he said on the 8th. Deputy Minister of State Affairs Coordination Office Park Gu-young said at a daily press conference held at the government building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on the same day, "Economy.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Group made an autonomous decision and ultimately made the decision not to make it public." Previously, it was supervised by the Korea Marine and Fisheries Institute (KMI), which is affiliated with the Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute, and the Korea Environment Institute,
A research report prepared jointly by the Korea Institute of Legal Affairs and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute was prepared in September 2022, but was treated as private. In November 2022, KMI will publish the research report in Economics and Humanities.
Requested that the report be submitted to the Social Research Group and not be disclosed on the grounds that the publication of the report, which includes related content in the situation where the timing of the discharge of treated water into the sea is undecided, may cause policy confusion. company
The government explains that the group's study group ultimately made the decision to keep the information private. At the press conference that day, some of the contents of the report were made public. The report is a system that responds to the impact on the national economy.
Park announced that the United States is proposing three major strategies: building a global economy, strengthening scientific response capabilities, and strengthening international cooperation and policy infrastructure.
Deputy Director Park said, ``The purpose of this report is to investigate the social and economic impact of discharging treated water into the ocean.
The purpose is to formulate a response strategy to minimize the physical and environmental impact and ensure the health and safety of the public."
In addition, in response to the impact of the national economy, we will also consider
This includes building trust among the public, expanding radioactivity surveys, and responding to short-term declines in seafood prices.Strengthening scientific response capabilities includes building research infrastructure, international joint research, and systematic science. Investigation
He explains that he is proposing what to do. Deputy Director Park said, ``The research report deals with the general content of the discharge of treated water into the ocean, but it also includes non-public matters such as specific diplomatic and policy matters.''
``The Korean government did not approve the research report because it was conducted before the release of Japan's treated water into the ocean and the results of scientific and technical reviews by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Korean government.'' Recommendation
We used this as a general direction for policy decisions." "I understand that some media outlets are taking issue with the fact that some of the report's recommendations have not been reflected in policy," Park said.
``Please consider this research report as one of the many studies and opinions that can be used as reference when making policy decisions.''