Japan sets aside $1 billion for nuclear fallout storage

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By Vlad Savov on December 11, 2013 09:47 am @vladsavov

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The total cost of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown may never be known, but the country has at least put a number on how much it anticipates storing the radioactive debris will cost it. Asahi Shimbun reports that the 2014 Japanese budget includes a 100 billion yen provision (roughly $970 million) for the purchase and development of land for "intermediate storage facilities." Once construction and operation costs are also included, the total anticipated expense is calculated to be 1 trillion yen, or just under $10 billion. Though Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the disaster-stricken plant, was expected to handle all decontamination work, its financial struggles have delayed the cleanup and the government is now stepping in with public funds to speed things up.

Construction and operation costs raise the total to 1 trillion yen

There are multiple candidate sites in the area around the Fukushima plant, though the report suggests that local authorities have been understandably reluctant to green-light a project that would deliver up to 28 million cubic meters of radioactive debris into their jurisdiction. The main worry appears to be that the chosen site would turn into a permanent disposal area, as opposed to the 30-year temporary storage facility that the government envisions. In any case, a long-term storage solution needs to be found, with the AFP noting that at the end of August there were already over 130,000 tons of contaminated debris collected, which are presently being stored in ill-suited facilities like waste incineration and sewage treatment plants.

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Japan $ 1 billion set aside for storage of nuclear fallout.

12/11/2013 9:47 On that @vladsavov by Vlad Savov

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Japan's Fukushima nuclear may have never known the total cost of the power plant meltdown, but storing the radioactive debris to expected number country at least cost how much. Asahi newspaper reported 2014 years, governmental purchases and interim storage facilities for land development because of provided for 100 billion yen (approximately $ 970 million ) ) once included includes construction and operation costs, total expected 1000000000000 yen or just under $ 10 billion cost is calculated. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., those affected were expected to handle all of the decontamination work, although speed things up a with public funds and postpone the clean-up of the financial struggles, have strengthened the Government.

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Around candidate Fukushima nuclear power plant sites have multiple reports that local authorities reluctant to project their jurisdiction to provide maximum 28 million cubic meters of radioactive rubble naturally green light that is recommended. Rather than primary care to imagine storage facilities, Government 30-year temporary site was chosen, appears to be a permanent disposal site. In any case may need to be found to diseases pointed out that AFP August end already collected over 130,000 tons of contaminated debris and waste incineration and sewage treatment plants currently stored in the best facilities and long-term storage solution.

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