South Korea, US spar over Japan’s Fukushima plans
Reuters, SEOUL
Seoul raised concerns over Japan’s decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant into the sea with visiting US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
However, Kerry reaffirmed Washington’s confidence in the plan’s transparency.
Kerry arrived in Seoul on Saturday to discuss international efforts to tackle global warming on a trip that included a stop in China ahead of US President Joe Biden’s virtual summit with world leaders on climate change later this week.