South Korea says it respects IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan

The South Korean government respects the outcome of the International Atomic Energy Agency's safety review on Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, a government official said Wednesday.IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi submitted the agency's report on its two-year review to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday. The report said that Japan's water discharge plan aligns with international safety standards and will have "a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment."Park Ku Yeon, the first deputy…READ FULL ARTICLE