South Korea Asks Japan for Role in Fukushima Water Monitoring

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wants experts from his own country to help monitor Japan’s release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site.

Yoon requested participation in a discussion with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Lithuania on Wednesday, according to a statement from South Korea’s presidential office.

The storage tanks for contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Jan. 2023.

Photographer: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images

Yoon asked the Japanese leader to halt the water release in the event of any abnormalities, such as the concentration of radioactive material exceeding standards, the statement said. Kishida said that if a problem arises, appropriate measures will be taken, including ...