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Radioactive materials dumped into Fukushima rivers

CROOKED CLEANUP (1): Radioactive waste dumped into rivers during
decontamination work in Fukushima reports by Miki Aoki, Tamiyuki Kihara
and Toshio Tada.
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 6 Jan 13,  Cleanup crews in Fukushima Prefecture
have dumped soil and leaves contaminated with radioactive fallout into
rivers. Water sprayed on contaminated buildings has been allowed to
drain back into the environment. And supervisors have instructed
workers to ignore rules on proper collection and disposal of the
radioactive waste.

Decontamination is considered a crucial process in enabling thousands
of evacuees to return to their homes around the crippled Fukushima No.
1 nuclear power plant and resume their normal lives.

But the decontamination work witnessed by a team of Asahi Shimbun
reporters shows that contractual rules with the Environment Ministry
have been regularly and blatantly ignored, and in some cases, could
violate environmental laws……
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301040058

January 7, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general