Seoul: South Korea announced it will conduct radioactivity and heavy metal contamination tests in waters near the inter-Korean border in connection with the suspected release of wastewater from a North Korean uranium refining plant.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, along with the oceans and environment ministries, will conduct radioactive or heavy metal contamination tests on Friday. These tests, which include checks for uranium and cesium, will be carried out at 10 sites near Ganghwa Island and the estuary of the Han River. Both locations are situated near the North's Ryesong River.

The announcement came after a recent news report that North Korea had dumped waste into rivers from a uranium refining plant in Pyongsan County, which flow into South Korea. The Ryesong River flows into the estuary of the Han River near Ganghwa Island.