Soil from Fukushima radiation decontamination to be reused in Tokyo

The government has announced plans to reuse soil from Fukushima's radiation cleanup as test cases for broader public reuse nationwide, aiming to address long-term storage concerns in the region while acknowledging local opposition faced in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture despite positive outcomes there. The soil will be used at central government agencies' grounds and the prime minister's office, with over 14 million cubic meters currently stored in interim facilities near Tepco’s Fukushima sites. A Japanese law mandates that three-quarters of non-radioactive soil can now be reused for public projects, with the remainder to be disposed of outside Fukushima by March 2045.