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Disposing of Fukushima waste proving to be an uphill battle via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2023/02/13 by nfield

[…] Around 20,000 tons of designated waste is being stored outside Fukushima Prefecture, but disposal has proven difficult. Local authorities have strongly opposed the central government’s policy that designated waste should be consolidated into one place in each of the … Continue reading →

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Ministry plans tests on reusing Fukushima soil in Tokyo area via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2022/12/10 by nfield

The Environment Ministry is eyeing the Tokyo metropolitan area for its first trial runs outside Fukushima Prefecture on reusing soil decontaminated after the 2011 nuclear disaster, The Asahi Shimbun learned on Dec. 6. The ministry said the tests will take … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: Reuse of radioactive soil could cut costs by 1.5 trillion yen: ministry estimate　via　Mainichi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/08/03 by norma field

Behind the Environment Ministry’s controversial decision to allow reuse of highly radioactive soil emanating from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in public works projects was an estimate that the reuse could cut the costs of reducing radiation levels of such soil … Continue reading →

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