The Japanese government announced its decision on Tuesday to commence the release of over 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24. This move, greenlit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in July, has been met with criticism from various quarters.

First deputy chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Park Ku-yeon conveyed in a daily briefing on Tuesday that Seoul sees no scientific or technical issues with Japan’s plan. Park emphasized that Seoul neither endorses nor rejects the plan and further noted that the government would ask for an immediate halt to the discharge if the concentration of radioactive material in the water surpasses established standards.