<p>South Korea will announce on Friday its own assessment of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, a senior government official said.</p>.<p>The announcement will come after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved Japan's plans on Tuesday, saying they were consistent with global safety standards and would have a "negligible radiological impact to people and the environment".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/how-japan-plans-to-release-fukushima-water-into-the-ocean-1233720.html" target="_blank">How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are currently at the final stage... and will be able to explain the results at tomorrow's daily briefing," Park Ku-yeon, a vice-ministerial official at South Korea's Office for Government Policy Coordination, told reporters.</p>.<p>The administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced a tricky line responding to the issue given improving relations with Japan, just as the risk of a broader consumer backlash persists.</p>.<p>Some consumer have been snapping up sea salt ahead of the planned release of water. </p>
<p>South Korea will announce on Friday its own assessment of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, a senior government official said.</p>.<p>The announcement will come after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved Japan's plans on Tuesday, saying they were consistent with global safety standards and would have a "negligible radiological impact to people and the environment".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/how-japan-plans-to-release-fukushima-water-into-the-ocean-1233720.html" target="_blank">How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are currently at the final stage... and will be able to explain the results at tomorrow's daily briefing," Park Ku-yeon, a vice-ministerial official at South Korea's Office for Government Policy Coordination, told reporters.</p>.<p>The administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced a tricky line responding to the issue given improving relations with Japan, just as the risk of a broader consumer backlash persists.</p>.<p>Some consumer have been snapping up sea salt ahead of the planned release of water. </p>