Japan Plans to Expand Reuse of Decontaminated Fukushima Soil
Japan's Environment Ministry is working to expand the reuse of soil with low levels of radioactive contamination, collected from areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.
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Where will Fukushima’s nuclear waste go? Japanese governors reject tainted soil
None of Japan’s prefectural governors are willing to accept soil collected in decontamination work near the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex without further safety information and support from the central government, according to a Kyodo News survey. A search for final disposal sites for 14 million cubic metres (500 million cubic feet) of removed soil and other waste in Fukushima after the March 2011 nuclear disaster is a key part of the government’s reconstruction efforts ...
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The Environment Ministry is seeking to reuse soil with low levels of radioactive contamination, collected from areas polluted due to the 2011 meltdown.
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