Fukushima Pref. plans to accept radioactive waste storage
22:50, 29 August 2014
FUKUSHIMA. KAZINFORM The Fukushima prefectural government on Friday decided to accept a central government plan to store radioactive waste from the decontamination operations since the March 2011 nuclear disaster within the prefecture for three decades.
After a meeting of senior prefectural officials on the matter, Gov. Yuhei Sato told reporters, "We've screened and confirmed safety and regional promotion measures as offered by the state." Sato is expected to convey the acceptance to Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto possibly Monday. Arrangements are under way for him to also meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Kyodo reports.