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South Korea was quick to respond to Japan's announcement Monday that it plans to release radioactive water into the ocean.
The government called in the Japanese ambassador to Seoul to express strong regret over the decision and said it will take action, as our Ron Chang explains.
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Government officials held an emergency meeting after Japan's announcement and said they will do all they can to keep South Koreans safe from the contaminated water.
That includes calling on Tokyo to be transparent and disclose all information related to the discharge plan.
The government will also convey its concerns to the U.N.'s energy agency and request the international community to review safety issues.
The oceans ministry, meanwhile, said it will increase inspections of radiation levels in domestic and imported seafood products from Japan.
It noted that previous probes from 2015 to last year showed radiation levels in local seas remained nearly unchanged from levels before 2011 when the Fukushima meltdown occurred.