Thousands protest at S. Korean nuclear complex
- Published: 16 Nov 2012 at 07.47
- Online news: Asia
Thousands of villagers staged a protest outside one of South Korea's largest nuclear power plants Thursday, voicing growing public concern over safety standards after a series of scares and scandals.
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak speaks at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in March 2012. Thousands of villagers staged a protest outside one of South Korea's largest nuclear power plants Thursday, voicing growing public concern over safety standards after a series of scares and scandals.
Yonhap news agency said 2,500 local villagers took part in the protest outside the Yeonggwang complex on the southwest coast, where three of the plant's six nuclear reactors are currently in shutdown.
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