China News Service, October 16 According to Korean media reports, Japanese media claimed that the Japanese government decided to discharge Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea.
A South Korean diplomat said on the 16th that the government has launched an inter-agency response mechanism centered on the Office of State Affairs.
The senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the South Korean government will continue to put the protection of the health and safety of its citizens in the first place, pay close attention to Japan’s sewage treatment activities, and strengthen cooperation with the international community to jointly respond.
Prior to this, the South Korean side had always required Japan to maintain open and transparent information on nuclear pollution treatment, and fully communicate with the international community, prioritizing the impact on the surrounding environment and the human body.
According to a report from Japan’s Kyodo News on the 15th, the Japanese government basically decided to discharge the waste water containing radioactive tritium from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea.
This decision will be finalized at a meeting in October at the earliest.