Local disposal for radioactive waste | The Japan Times Online

Local disposal for radioactive waste | The Japan Times Online

Local disposal for radioactive waste

Kyodo

The government will dispose of debris, soil and sludge contaminated with highly radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant within the prefectures they are found in, to minimize transportation of irradiated waste, its draft basic policy showed Thursday.

The plan, which the government aims to formalize at a Cabinet meeting in early November, will replace conventional waste disposal and decontamination measures but will need to win the public's trust that the approach is safe and that contaminated waste will not be piled up in neighborhoods and effect residents.