At a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday, South Korea criticized Japan’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea.
A South Korean government representative said at the IAEA General Conference in Vienna that Japan unilaterally adopted the water release plan without having sufficient consultations with South Korea, its closest neighbor.
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