Final Disposal Outside Fukushima Prefecture and Technology Development Strategy for Volume Reduction & Recycling of the Removed Soil

The Interim Storage Facility (ISF) was established and is being operated based on a very difficult decision made by the local people of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima Prefecture was most seriously damaged due to the nuclear accident and the people of the prefecture have been forced to bear a heavy burden. Considering the heavy burden shouldered by the people of Fukushima Prefecture, the law stipulates that the national government will take necessary measures to complete the final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture within 30 years from the start of the interim storage (by March 2045) for the removed soil and waste generated within Fukushima Prefecture.

For achieving the final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture, it is important to reduce the total amount for final disposal through volume reduction and managed recycling of removed soil and incinerated ash. The national government has decided to present several feasible options for the structure, required area, etc. regarding the Final Disposal Site by the end of FY2024, in line with the “Technology Development Strategy for Volume Reduction & Recycling of the Removed Soil and Waste under Interim Storage,” which was released in April 2016, and to promote recycling as early as possible on the major premise of securing safety, with the understanding of local residents and other stakeholders and a broad range of people. The national government is committed to promote initiatives toward achieving the final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture.

• Included in this reference material on March 31, 2019
• Updated on March 31, 2025