Selection of final disposal site for "nuclear waste" Literature survey Started in 2 local governments in Hokkaido November 17, 22:16
Regarding the selection of the final disposal site for so-called "nuclear waste" from nuclear power plants, the first-stage literature search of the three-stage survey began on the 17th in two local governments in Hokkaido.
The government plans to bury the high-level radioactive waste "nuclear waste" from the spent nuclear fuel of the nuclear power plant deep underground, and last month, Suttsu Town and Kamoenai Village in Hokkaido made the first stage toward the selection of the final disposal site. I was accepting a literature search.
NUMO = Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan, which implements this, received approval from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 17th and started a literature search in two local governments.
The approval for the literature search was issued in 2007 in Toyo Town, Kochi Prefecture, but at that time the blank paper was withdrawn due to the opposition movement without the survey being conducted, and this literature search is practically nationwide. It will be the first time in.
NUMO will spend about two years collecting reports and academic papers from academic societies and national research institutes on geology to investigate whether there are active faults or volcanoes in the vicinity.
In addition, during this period, NUMO will discuss specific details with the local government side, saying that it will set up a "place for dialogue" in order to share the progress of the survey with local people and to embody regional promotion measures. I have decided.
NUMO "Increase contact points with the local community"
Regarding the start of the literature search, NUMO = Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan held an online press conference on the night of the 17th.
Among them, Director Shinichi Ito said, "I would like to make sincere efforts to gain a proper understanding of this issue while increasing contact with the local community. In the future, I will establish dialogue bases in the two local governments and will always be frank. I would like to get opinions and exchange information. "
Regarding the concern that the investigation may cause reputational damage, "We will not bring in radioactive substances during the investigation period. At this time, there is no specific countermeasure in case of reputational damage, but the damage will occur first. It is very important to carry out proper public relations activities so that they will not appear, and we will focus on it. "
In addition, he explained that the survey is expected to collect hundreds of documents and data, and will investigate the existence of active faults not only on land but also on the coastal seabed.