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Interim storage facility overview diagram
- The Interim Storage Facility is a facility established in Okuma Town and Futaba Town surrounding TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that serves as a safe and centralised storage site for soil and waste generated during decontamination in Fukushima Prefecture until final disposal
- Ministry of the Environment Interim Storage Facility Information website
Interim storage facility overview diagram
Source: Interim Storage Facility Information Site (Ministry of the Environment)
Status of transportation project
- Transport of removed soil and waste began in March 2015, and transport to the Interim Storage Facility was mostly completed by the end of FY2021 (excluding the Difficult-to-return Zone)
Currently, the transport of removed soil from the Specified Living Areas for Returnees is being carried out.
See here for the current status of transport to the Interim Storage Facility (Ministry of the Environment Interim Storage Facility Information Site) - The prefecture conducts on-site inspections and environmental monitoring in accordance with the safety agreements signed among the national government, the prefecture, Okuma Town and Futaba Town to ensure safety and security.
Final disposal
- The final disposal of removed soil and other materials stored in the Interim Storage Facility will be completed outside Fukushima Prefecture within 30 years of the start of the Interim Storage Facility by March 2045, in accordance with the provisions of [the Japan Environmental Storage & Safety Corporation law (JESCO Act)].