Status of Removed Soil Outside Fukushima Prefecture
Removed soil outside Fukushima Prefecture has been stored safely by respective municipalities (decontamination entities) based on the storage methods regulated by the national government.
Municipalities are required to follow the disposal methods regulated by the national government, in case of disposing of removed soil by means of landfill.
Accordingly, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) established the Study Team for Disposal of Removed Soil, which consists of intellectuals, in December 2016, and the Study Team has been continuing deliberations from a professional standpoint to formulate landfill disposal methods. Furthermore, the MOE has been implementing demonstration projects on landfill disposal at three locations, Tokai Village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Nasu Town in Tochigi Prefecture, and Marumori Town in Miyagi Prefecture, with the aim of confirming influence on the workers and surrounding environments in case of disposing of removed soil by means of landfill. Through the demonstration projects, the MOE has confirmed the effectiveness of safe landfill disposal methods.
Based on the results of the demonstration projects and deliberations by the Study Team, the MOE will establish Enforcement Regulations and guidelines that stipulate standards for landfill disposal and will proceed with efforts for implementing landfill disposal in FY2025 onward.
- Included in this reference material on March 31, 2019
- Updated on March 31, 2025