After the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the Ministry of the Environment held its first dialogue meeting on May 23 to gain the public's understanding of the final disposal of soil from decontamination in Fukushima Prefecture outside the prefecture. I decided to open it in Tokyo.
This was revealed by Minister of the Environment Koizumi at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 30th.
The law requires that soil from decontamination in Fukushima Prefecture be finally disposed of outside the prefecture by 2045, but in a survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment last year, people who knew this were outside Fukushima Prefecture. Then, it was about 20%, and even in Fukushima prefecture, it was only about 50%.
In response to this, the Ministry of the Environment has decided to hold dialogue meetings all over the country this year to gain the understanding of the people, and the first meeting will be held in Tokyo on May 23. ..
You can also attend the rally online.
At the rally, in order to reduce the amount of final disposal, Minister Koizumi explained the necessity of recycling soil whose pollution level was below the standard for public works, etc., and then directly answered the questions from the participants. It means to answer.
At the press conference on the 30th, Minister Koizumi said, "If we do not foster the understanding of the people, we will not be able to fulfill the promise of final disposal outside the prefecture. We would like to work to gain understanding by exchanging opinions in both directions."