Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki and Radioactive Waste

radioactive waste: Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki met with Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori, Tomioka Mayor Koichi Miyamoto and Naraha Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto on June 5, and told them that the government will purchase a site in Tomioka to bury the radioactive waste, according to Asahi Shimbun. A transportation route to the site runs through Naraha. The decision effectively makes the government responsible for safety of the site. The material to be buried includes designated waste, whose concentration of radioactive materials exceeds 8,000 becquerels per kilogram. Mochizuki sweetened the deal by pledging to take measures to promote the local economy, including a provision of grants that can be used freely by local governments. We made the decision to secure the safety of the project, Mochizuki said during the meeting held at a Fukushima prefectural government office. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.