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| Radiation in debris hampers disposal in Fukushima | |
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| skibboy | 1 Aug 2012, 02:01 AM Post #1 |
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Radiation in debris hampers disposal in Fukushima![]() The Japanese government is reviewing a plan to dispose of disaster debris around the defunct Fukushima nuclear plant after facing strong local opposition. The government originally planned to build facilities in 2 towns near the nuclear plant to incinerate debris from 8 municipalities in Futaba County. However, the environment ministry has yet to gain approval for the construction of incinerators in Hirono and Namie towns due to high radiation levels in some rubble from the nuclear accident. The ministry aims to complete the disposal by the end of March in 2014. It has begun to ask 6 other municipalities if they will allow incinerators to be built in their communities. The ministry hopes to obtain consent from local governments on its new plan as quickly as possible. Jul. 30, 2012 - Updated 23:01 UTC (08:01 JST)Radiation in debris hampers disposal in Fukushima The Japanese government is reviewing a plan to dispose of disaster debris around the defunct Fukushima nuclear plant after facing strong local opposition. The government originally planned to build facilities in 2 towns near the nuclear plant to incinerate debris from 8 municipalities in Futaba County. However, the environment ministry has yet to gain approval for the construction of incinerators in Hirono and Namie towns due to high radiation levels in some rubble from the nuclear accident. The ministry aims to complete the disposal by the end of March in 2014. It has begun to ask 6 other municipalities if they will allow incinerators to be built in their communities. The ministry hopes to obtain consent from local governments on its new plan as quickly as possible. Jul. 30, 2012 - Updated 23:01 UTC (08:01 JST) source:
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