» Stories and Facts from Fukushima Vol.7

Vol.7 (January 14, 2016)

・The never ending problem of radioactive waste (2)
・Layout of the Interim Storage facility
・Facilities and Disposal Process at the Interim Storage Facility
・Amount of Designated Waste in 6 Prefectures

Tags:decontamination, interim storage facility, radioactive waste, Ranch of Hope

• Flooding swept away radiation cleanup bags in Fukushima

• A town hosting Fukushima No.1 plant agreed to the construction of an intermediate storage facility

• Decontamination work has not progressed in Nasu resort area

• Gov’t completed briefings with few landowners of storage site

• Property leases for interim radioactive waste storage are set to expire

• Japanese companies developed machine to examine radioactive cesium in water quickly

• Bill defining radioactive waste will be revised

• Planned decontamination of residential area has not finished yet