Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears
The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds in the prime minister’s garden, in an attempt to prove to a skeptical public that the material is safe.The decision comes 14 years after the plant suffered a triple meltdown in the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chornobyl. Continue reading...
The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.
Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds in the prime minister’s garden, in an attempt to prove to a skeptical public that the material is safe.
The decision comes 14 years after the plant suffered a triple meltdown in the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chornobyl. Continue reading...
