TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A delegation from the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) will visit the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan next week amid concern about radioactive wastewater, reports said Friday (June 9).

In the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, the power plant was expected to discharge 1.3 million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea this year. The water will take up to 18 months to reach Taiwan, but activists are expressing worry about the impact on aquatic life as the water is expected to pass through fishing areas.

The AEC said it was forming a delegation of experts to visit Japan from June 12 to June 17, Radio Taiwan International reported. Their itinerary will include a trip to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as well as briefings about the technology and processes used in the treatment of the radioactive water and its release.

AEC delegations traveled to Japan twice last year to monitor preparations for the release of the wastewater and to study the procedures followed by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), the operator of the plant.