Japan Eyes Remote Island for Nuclear Waste Storage, Nikkei Says
The Minamitorishima Island , where the Japanese government requested a literature survey regarding the selection of a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste.
Source: AFP/Getty ImagesJapan is proposing a remote Pacific island as a possible host for a nuclear waste-disposal site, an important step in the country’s plans to accelerate the restart of atomic power plants.
The local administration responsible for Minamitori Island – the easternmost point of Japan, some 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) from Tokyo – is expected shortly to approve a request from the trade ministry to conduct a preliminary study into the suitability of the site, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday, citing a local official.