Fukushima inspection team returns to South Korea after assessment

Review of nuclear plant is latest phase of efforts to patch up strained ties

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Yoo Guk-hee, head of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, answers reporters' questions upon returning home via Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on May 26 after his team's trip to Japan for on-site inspection of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.  © Yonhap/EPA/Jiji

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- A team of South Korean nuclear experts returned home Sunday after a tour of nuclear facilities in Fukushima, in the latest sign of broadening cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo.

After landing, Yoo Guk-hee, the leader of the group, said he and colleagues had observed conditions in key facilities and requested data from Japanese authorities for further analysis. Yoo told reporters at Incheon International Airport that his team would analyze that information and release conclusions at a later date.

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