Demolition of Houses and Other Buildings in Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Areas and Specified Living Areas for Returnees
Based on approved Reconstruction and Revitalization Plans for Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Areas (SRRBA), the MOE carried out decontamination work and the demolition of houses and other buildings in the SRRBA. As a result, evacuation orders were lifted for the SRRBA in Katsurao Village and Okuma Town in June 2022, in Futaba Town in August 2022, in Namie Town in March 2023, in Tomioka Town (Yonomori and Osuge Districts) in April 2023, in Iitate Village in May 2023, and in Tomioka Town (Oragahama and Fukaya Districts) in November 2023. Evacuation orders were thus lifted for the entirety of the SRRBA.
At present, decontamination work has been completed for over 90%, and the demolition of houses and other buildings has been completed for approximately 88% out of the total number of applications (as of the end of October 2024). Specified waste from demolished houses and other buildings is to be disposed of after volume reduction for disposal at the controlled landfill site managed by the Futaba District Broader Municipality Association (Clean Center Futaba). In August 2019, the MOE, the Association and Fukushima Prefecture concluded the basic agreement thereon. In June 2023, transportation of specified waste was commenced.
Outside of the SRRBA, based on approved Reconstruction and Revitalization Plans for Specified Living Areas for Returnees, the MOE commenced decontamination work and the demolition of houses and other buildings in Specified Living Areas for Returnees in Okuma Town and Futaba Town on December 20, 2023, in Namie Town on June 20, 2024, and in Tomioka Town on September 5, 2024.
- Included in this reference material on March 31, 2021
- Updated on March 31, 2025