1.   Supporters of the dump said the waste poses a bigger threat if kept at reactor sites around the country.

2.   The China Youth News said the waste posed a grave health hazard because it could damage bones and reproductive organs, which would lead to birth defects.

3.   The Greenpeace flagship was on its way to the area, and spokeswoman Eva Hernandez said Monday the waste posed a serious danger as it flowed toward the Atlantic.

4.   They insisted the agreement was merely a commercial act and the low-radioactive waste would not pose a threat to the ecology on the Korean peninsula.

5.   Taiwan has countered the charges by insisting the agreement was a commercial act and the low-radioactive waste would not pose a threat to the environment.