S. Korea tests border waters amid claims of N. Korean radioactive leak

South Korea is testing waters near the inter-Korean border amid claims that waste from a North Korean uranium plant could have reached the West Sea.

Inspectors collected samples Friday from six sites around Ganghwa-do Island in the West Sea.

Scientists will spend two weeks analyzing them for uranium, cesium, and heavy metals before releasing their results.

Officials say monitoring will also expand to other estuaries close to North Korea.

The tests follow reports from a satellite analyst claiming waste from the Pyongsan uranium plant may have leaked downstream.

Similar concerns surfaced in 2019, but tests showed no major contamination.