South Korean government officials are set to make regular visits to the office that the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) has set up at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant for onsite inspection of the discharge of wastewater from the crippled plant.

Park Gu-yeon, the first vice minister of government policy coordination, said on Tuesday during the government’s daily briefing on the planned discharge that the IAEA proposed such regular visits after actively taking into consideration Seoul’s request to allow South Korean experts to take part in the inspection process.

According to Park, the IAEA also agreed to share with the South Korean government the latest information on the water release and hold virtual meetings where participants will be able to ask questions and get explanations on various data on a regular basis. 

The government and the IAEA plan to set up a contact system to swiftly share information in the event of contingency. 

Park said the government believes the IAEA’s offer is an effective monitoring effort that is proportionate to the dispatch of experts.