Last month, the government announced it will conduct an experiment on the feasibility of relocating soil from sites where decontamination work was carried out following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The soil is slated to be moved to three locations in the Kanto region.
The experiment aims to confirm the safety of reusing soil with relatively low radioactivity, while also reducing the amount of radioactive waste to be disposed of outside Fukushima Prefecture. However, gaining public understanding over safety concerns is likely to prove a high hurdle.
