SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has launched intensive radiation tests on salt fields across the country amid safety concerns over Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. Last week, Japan began discharging radioactive water from the power plant into the ocean, sparking [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will more than double the number of maritime spots under emergency radiation tests to ease concerns over Japan’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. Last month, South Korea began conducting radiation tests on ocean water at 92 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will conduct emergency radiation tests on the waters at 20 major beaches ahead of the summer vacation season to alleviate concerns over Japan’s plan to release contaminated waters from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said Tuesday. The government also plans to examine radioactivity levels in the [...]