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4. Ministry panel eyes three Fukushima towns for storage of tainted soil

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 06:01 PM

Dec 2013

Ministry panel eyes three Fukushima towns for storage of tainted soil
JIJI
DEC 7, 2013

An Environment Ministry panel said Saturday it is possible to build interim facilities in three towns in Fukushima Prefecture to store soil contaminated by the nuclear catastrophe.

On-site surveys show that the towns of Okuma, Naraha and Futaba have ground solid enough to build such facilities, the panel said.

The panel’s conclusion is “a major step forward,” Senior Vice Environment Minister Shinji Inoue told reporters.

However, officials of the three towns remain cautious about hosting the facilities.

The ministry will compile concrete plans ...

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/07/national/ministry-panel-eyes-three-fukushima-towns-for-storage-of-tainted-soil/

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