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December 11, 2013

Japan to spend $970 mn on nuclear soil store: report
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 11, 2013
Japan is planning to earmark 100 billion yen ($970 million) for a storage facility for tens of thousands of tonnes of soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima disaster, a report said Wednesday. The government will set aside the cash to buy some 3 to 5 square kilometres (1.2 to 2 square miles) of land somewhere near the crippled plant, the Asahi Shimbun reported. But finding a candidate site for the facility, which the government envisages using for 30 years, is a political challenge a ... read more

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