Former United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon: ``I believe that Fukushima's treated water is safe''... criticizes the Moon government's move to phase out nuclear power

Former United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon of South Korea directly criticized the ``nuclear phase-out'' policy of the former Moon Jae-in government.
Former Secretary-General Bang spoke at the auditorium of the Korea University Science Library in Seoul, South Korea on the 19th.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Technology, he gave a special lecture on the theme of ``Climate Crisis and Carbon Neutrality'' and stated that ``Nuclear power plants are the cleanest form of energy.''
He criticized the previous government's policy to phase out nuclear power. Referring to former President Moon's statement that ``1,368 people died in the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant,'' former Secretary-General Bang said, ``I do not believe that the former president made such a statement.''
He said, ``That's a lie,'' and ``(those who died) died because of the tsunami.'' He continued, ``Nuclear power plants emit 10 grams of greenhouse gases per kilowatt hour.
In contrast, sunlight, which is considered a sustainable energy source, emits 57 grams,'' and emphasized that ``nuclear power is almost six times cleaner than sunlight.''
In June 2017, former President Moon stated, ``As of March 2016, a total of 1,368 people have died due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident.''
The Shima Nuclear Power Plant accident clearly demonstrated the fact that ``nuclear power plants are not safe, cheap, or eco-friendly.'' In addition, former Secretary-General Pan said that “radioactively treated water” at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Regarding the release into the ocean, he said, ``The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) says it's safe, so I believe it.'' During the previous Bun administration, he was the chairman of the National Climate and Environment Council, which was under the direct control of the president.
Former Secretary-General Pan has been critical of policies to eliminate nuclear power, stating that ``carbon neutrality is impossible without nuclear power.''