US EditionContaminated Fukushima Soil Sent to Japanese PM’s Office to Ease Radiation Fears
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Dozens of bags of radioactive soil collected near the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant were delivered today to the park of the Japanese prime minister's residential complex in a bid to publicly demonstrate that the land in the Fukushima nuclear zone is safe.
Dozens of sacks of weakly radioactive earth collected after the Fukushima nuclear disaster near the accident power plant have been transported to the headquarters of Japan's head of government Ishiba. With this action, the government wants to demonstrate that the earth is safe.
How much has the Fukushima nuclear disaster affected the ground? Not so bad, Japan's government apparently believes – and can be delivered to the headquarters of Prime Minister Ishiba.
Dozens of bags of slightly radioactive soil taken from the site of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant were delivered to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday to show the public that the soil can be safely reused, AFP reported. Shortly after the tsunami and nuclear disaster in March 2011, authorities removed a layer of contaminated soil from large parts of Fukushima to reduce radiation levels.
Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil moved to Japan PM office for use to prove safety
Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil moved to Japan PM office for use to prove safety Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety. This is the first soil to be used, aside from experiments, since the 2011 nuclear disaster when the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a cataclysmic meltdown following an earthqua…
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