The International Atomic Energy Agency says it’s considering sending a team of experts to Japan, including those from neighboring countries, amid growing concerns about Tokyo’s plan to discharge contaminated water into the ocean from the defunct Fukushima nuclear power plant.

In an interview with Japan’s NHK, the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said concerns among Japan’s local residents and its neighbors South Korea and China cannot be ignored.

He added that all those concerns have to be “taken seriously.”

Sources in Seoul say the agency is giving positive consideration to including experts from South Korea on the team, but it remains to be seen whether Japan will accept that.

The issue was also discussed at a weekly National Security Council meeting at the Blue House on Thursday, during which members again expressed regrets about Japan’s decision, urged transparent information sharing and vowed to work with the international community to find ways for settlement.


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