Confirmation of radiation dose reduction on local roads, cemeteries, etc.
‘Specified revival and regeneration base zone’ released after 6 years
Entry to the ‘difficult-to-return zone’ has been strictly restricted for 12 years.
Among the difficult-to-return zones in Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture (福島?), where evacuation orders were issued for 12 years due to the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the remaining prefectures (? ) NHK reported on the 6th that evacuation orders for roads and cemeteries will be lifted as of November 30.
According to reports, Tomioka Town was affected by the nuclear accident, and evacuation orders were issued throughout the entire area, and even 12 years after the accident, 4.6㎢ of the northeastern Oragahama district and Fukaya district were designated as ‘no-return zones’ with strict restrictions on entry. there is.
Among these, a committee led by experts last month ‘was able to confirm a reduction in radiation dose’ for cemeteries, meeting places, and prefectural roads where evacuation orders remained in the ‘Specified Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Base Areas’ where the government has been carrying out decontamination, etc. submitted the report to Tomioka Town.
Accordingly, on the 6th, the national government, Fukushima Prefecture, and Tomioka Town held discussions and agreed to lift the evacuation order at 9 a.m. on the 30th. As a result, the evacuation order is lifted in all ‘Special Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Base Zones’ established in six towns and villages among the areas where return is difficult due to the Fukushima nuclear accident.
The Japanese government has lifted the evacuation order for the reconstruction of the Fukushima region within the ‘difficult return zone’, which was previously expected to restrict residence for a long period of time due to radiation contamination caused by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, and has established a ‘Specified Reconstruction and Regeneration Base Zone’ to enable residence. It became possible to set this following the revision of the Fukushima Reconstruction and Regeneration Special Measures Act in May 2017.
Six local governments, including Tomioka Town, Okuma Town, Futaba Town, Namie Town, Katsurao Village, and Itate Village, have drawn up plans, and decontamination work and infrastructure maintenance have been carried out to lift the evacuation order.
Source: Donga
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