Survey Begins to Determine Remote Island’s Suitability for Nuclear Disposal Site
The survey is the fourth in Japan and could help choose a permanent site for highly radioactive waste, officials said.
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Japanese gov't begins nuclear waste site survey on Minamitori Island
A Japanese quasi-government body overseeing the disposal of nuclear waste said Wednesday it has commenced a survey on the suitability of Minamitori Island, Japan's easternmost island, as a potential disposal site.
Tokyo, May 21 (Latin Press) The Japan Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced today the beginning of a preliminary study to assess the island of Minamitori as a potential permanent storage site for nuclear waste. The post Japan studies Minamitori Island as a nuclear deposit first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
Japan's government agency responsible for nuclear waste management said Wednesday it has begun studying the possibility of using Minamitori, the country's easternmost island, as a waste disposal site. The first phase of a three-stage study to select a site for storing waste from nuclear power plants, which will last for 20 years, includes the sites of Sutsu, Kamoenai and Genkai, with Minamitori Island being the fourth. The study will cover the e…
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