South Koreans strongly oppose Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant,

 

South Koreans strongly oppose Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant, despite the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) assurance that the release will have a negligible environmental impact.  The South Korean government has stated that its analysis aligns with the IAEA's findings, but public protests persist, reflecting concerns for marine life and potential impacts on local industries. The IAEA's director general, Rafael Grossi, visited Seoul to meet with the foreign minister and a top nuclear safety official following his trip to Japan. IAEA's two-year review concluded that Japan's plans for the water release from the tsunami-hit plant would have a negligible environmental effect. Despite the South Korean government's announcement that it respected the IAEA's report, hundreds of people protested against the plan. The opposition Democratic Party leader, Lee Jae-Myung, suggested that the government try to halt the plan and take the case to the international tribunal for the law of the sea. Despite its assent to the plan, a ban on food and seafood products from the Fukushima region remains in place in South Korea, and some concerned shoppers have bought up sea salt. The issue of nuclear waste disposal is a global concern. The World Nuclear Association provides an overview of the methods and challenges of nuclear waste management.