Seoul says it sees no scientific or technical problems with the Fukushima spill plan

South Korea He said this Tuesday that he has not detected any scientific or technical problem in the plan of Japan to progressively dump into the sea the decontaminated radioactive water from the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima.

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presidential spokesman Park Ku-yeon sent this message when asked about the issue during the daily press conference of the South Korean spokesperson, coinciding with the announcement today of the specific date on which the spill will begin, the Next Thursday the 24th.

Despite this tacit approval, parking assured that seoul will ask Japan the immediate cessation of the spill if concentrations of radioactive material above international standards are detected in nearby waters, according to the news agency yonhap.

tokyo announced the date of the first discharge of water on Tuesday, about three months after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will deliver his evaluation of the discharge plan, which he said conforms to the agreed standards for this type of case.

He IAEA has opened an office in the vicinity of the Northeast Japanese plant to monitor the discharges (which will last for decades) and their impact, which in principle it considers should be harmless both on a human and a environmental.

Japan and South Korea They have held three rounds of talks on monitoring the plan’s measures, after the heads of government of both countries agreed to include South Korean experts in monitoring.

In the facilities of Fukushima Daiichi More than 1.3 million tons of water are being stored, which is made up of the water used during the cooling process of the damaged reactors and the molten fuel as a result of the nuclear accident in March 2011, as well as rainwater seepage in their enclosures.

This water has been being stored in tanks after undergoing extensive processing to remove most radioactive elements, but containers and physical storage space at the facility are reaching their limits, prompting the country to opt for controlled discharges of treated water.

The move has been criticized for South Korea since it was announced over a year ago, although the Government central abandoned its most critical stance after the endorsement of the IAEA.

The South Korean opposition continues, however, to press against the dumping and the citizen demonstrations against have been a constant in the peninsular country.

Source: Elcomercio

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