South Korea to issue soon response to Japan's Fukushima discharge plan

FILE PHOTO: A discharge outlet being constructed to release Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) treated water into the sea stands in the water, at the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will issue a response as soon as possible to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's approval of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, a government official said on Wednesday.

After a two-year review, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japan's plans were consistent with global safety standards and would have a "negligible radiological impact to people and the environment".