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Gov't to use state funds for cleanup of heavily contaminated Fukushima areas
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-to-use-state-funds-for-cleanup-of-heavily-contaminated-fukushima-areas
Gov't to use state funds for cleanup of heavily contaminated Fukushima areas
NATIONAL AUG. 20, 2016 - 04:00PM JST ( 19 )
TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to use state funds for radiation cleanup activities in evacuation areas most seriously contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, government sources said Friday.
It is the first government plan to decontaminate so-called difficult-to-return zones, which include a large portion of the two towns hosting the crippled nuclear complex and some areas of other nearby municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture.
The move is intended to expedite the cleanup process, but may draw criticism from the public because it will effectively reduce the financial burden for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over one of the world’s worst nuclear crises.
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Gov't to use state funds for cleanup of heavily contaminated Fukushima areas
NATIONAL AUG. 20, 2016 - 04:00PM JST ( 19 )
TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to use state funds for radiation cleanup activities in evacuation areas most seriously contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, government sources said Friday.
It is the first government plan to decontaminate so-called difficult-to-return zones, which include a large portion of the two towns hosting the crippled nuclear complex and some areas of other nearby municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture.
The move is intended to expedite the cleanup process, but may draw criticism from the public because it will effectively reduce the financial burden for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over one of the world’s worst nuclear crises.
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