What the public wants to know about the recycling of contaminated soil.

ABSTRACT: After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 11, 2011, the Japanese government implemented a soil decontamination program as part of disaster area recovery. This resulted in approximately 14 million cubic meters of contaminated soil being stored in an interim facility in Fukushima. Management of the soil has included radioactivity measurement, separation and screening. When recycled the soil may be used in public works projects, but the public objected to soil recycling demonstration projects planned for the Tokyo metropolitan area, and the use of recycled soil in their communities. This study seeks to understand key factors associated with the public's desire for more information about soil recycling. We conducted a nationwide survey and received 5257 responses from p

SUBMITTER: Terada ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410821 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature