S. Korea firmly opposes releasing treated Fukushima water
BREAKING NEWS: Taiwan expresses opposition to release of Fukushima treated water
A high-level South Korean government official said Tuesday that Seoul firmly opposes Japan s decision to release into the sea treated radioactive water that has accumulated at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Koo Yun Cheol, minister for government policy coordination, made the remark at the outset of an emergency meeting of related ministries held to discuss responses to the Japanese decision. He later told reporters that Seoul finds the decision highly regrettable and said it was unacceptable.
The strongly worded reaction from South Korea followed the Japanese government s decision earlier in the day to discharge the water into the Pacific, starting in around two years time, despite worries among local fishermen and neighboring countries.