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GUIDANCE ON MEASURES TO PREVENT INFLOW OF POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE BALLAST WATER
Published: 31 August 2023
Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in 2011, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has monitored by sample surveys the ballast water of vessels at Korean ports that have previously called at Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Ibaragi Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture.
With wastewater from Fukushima nuclear powerplant being released into the Ocean from 24 August 2023, the MOF has implemented new measures to prevent the wastewater from flowing into Korean waters.
Further guidance.