Japan plans to dump more than one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, about 220 km northeast of Tokyo, was destroyed by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in 2011, triggering three reactor meltdowns.
"Given our closest location, we are reviewing whether Japan has an appropriate discharge plan from a scientific and technological standpoint," Yoo Guk-hee, chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, who led a delegation on a site visit last week, told a briefing. Yoo said there had been progress in checking facilities and securing samples and documents but further work was needed to reach any conclusion about the water's safety.The 21-member South Korean team had focused during its six-day trip on water purification, transport and release equipment, as well as sampling and analysis facilities.
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