Temporary storage site for decontamination waste 12 dangers of spillage due to heavy rain in Fukushima Prefecture March 17 14:38
The Ministry of the Environment conducted a thorough inspection of the temporary storage site for decontamination waste following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.If heavy rain fell as much as Typhoon No. 19 last year, the waste was discharged at 12 temporary storage sites. It was found that there was a risk of doing so.
The Ministry of the Environment conducted a thorough inspection of the temporary storage site after 91 bags of decontamination waste stored in Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures were discharged into the nearby river due to the heavy rain of typhoon 19 last year. A detailed survey of 322 locations near the river and in the inundation potential area revealed that when heavy rain fell to the same extent as Typhoon No. 19, bags containing waste flowed out at 12 temporary storage sites and debris flow It has been found that there is a risk of being torn by such as.
All 12 locations are temporary storage areas in Fukushima Prefecture, four locations managed by the village of Kawauchi, two locations managed by the city of Iwaki, and two managed by the city of Nihonmatsu There are two places managed by the city of Date City, one place managed by the town of Kawamata Town, and one place managed by the country of Namie Town.
The Ministry of the Environment has swiftly carried the cargo into the interim storage facility or installed a fence to prevent it from flowing out, and will take measures by the end of May.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on March 17, Koizumi Minister of the Environment stated, "I would like to move forward as early as possible in light of the increasing risk of guerrilla downpours in recent years."