SKorea, Japan to allow inspection of radioactive water

South Korean experts will visit Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant to inspect treated but still radioactive wastewater planned to be released into the sea. During a visit to Seoul on Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said both he and South Korean President had discussed the issue.

A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt and release large amounts of radiation.Water used to cool the damaged reactor cores, which remain highly radioactive, has since leaked into the basements of the reactor buildings and has been collected, treated and stored in tanks.

Plans to release the water, which were set to take place later this year, have been fiercely opposed by Japan’s neighbours, including China and South Korea, as well as fishermen and local residents.