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Japanese Governors Reject Fukushima Soil Without Safety Data

3/2/2026

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A Kyodo News survey shows none of Japan's prefectural governors will accept Fukushima Daiichi soil without safety information.
The central government seeks disposal sites for 14 million cubic meters of contaminated soil from the 2011 disaster.
Twenty-four of 46 governors say they are unprepared to host disposal sites due to insufficient information.
The government plans to select disposal-site candidates by 2030.
Soil waste must be moved by March 2045.

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Story summary

A Kyodo News survey shows none of Japan's prefectural governors will accept Fukushima Daiichi soil without safety information.
The central government seeks disposal sites for 14 million cubic meters of contaminated soil from the 2011 disaster.
Twenty-four of 46 governors say they are unprepared to host disposal sites due to insufficient information.
The government plans to select disposal-site candidates by 2030.
Soil waste must be moved by March 2045.