Assemblies Make Moves to Reject Playing Host to Nuclear Waste

摘要

More local assemblies are taking measures to send a strong message to the central government not to bother asking them to host storage facilities for nuclear waste. The moves, in the form of ordinances, were accelerated after the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in July 2017 released its Nationwide Map of Scientific Features for Geological Disposal that classified areas around Japan into four colors denoting their suitability as storage sites for nuclear waste.