Seoul-Sana
South Korea announced today that it is studying the presentation of Japan's decision on the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea to an international court.
The Japanese government decided yesterday to start releasing huge quantities of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant, which was damaged, to the Pacific Ocean within two years, amid strong opposition from local fishermen and residents for its dangerous effects on the environment and health.
"President Moon Jae directed officials at today's meeting to discuss ways to refer the matter to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea," Yonhap News quoted Kang Min-suk, a spokesman for the South Korean president, as saying.
South Korea strongly protested Tokyo's decision, and Koichi Aiboshi summoned Japan's ambassador to it and held an emergency meeting to determine how it would respond.
Yesterday, China also expressed its deep concern about Japan's decision, referring to a review report prepared by a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which concluded that if wastewater containing tritium from the Fukushima plant is discharged into the water, it will have harmful effects on the marine environment and the health of the population in countries. Neighboring.