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"Japan's industry ministry will ask experts to study the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste beneath the coastal seabed.
The report advises that inland areas within 20 kilometers from the coastline are more appropriate as disposal sites, as they are close to ports and safer to transport the nuclear waste"

Experts mull 'below seabed' nuclear waste disposal
Japan's industry ministry will ask experts to study the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste beneath the coastal seabed.

The idea was raised on Friday at a meeting of expert panel members.

They have been discussing candidate disposal sites for high-level radioactive waste generated from the country's nuclear power plants.

The panel compiled an interim report for disposal of the waste remnant of spent fuel after uranium and plutonium are extracted for reuse.

In the report, experts excluded locations near active faults or within 15 kilometers from a volcano.

The report advises that inland areas within 20 kilometers from the coastline are more appropriate as disposal sites, as they are close to ports and safer to transport the nuclear waste.

At the meeting, they also noted that beneath the seabed along coastal regions could be an option as such sites would have fewer restrictions. However, some pointed out the risk of seawater seeping into the storage facility.

The panel decided to solicit broader opinions about the report through the Geological Society of Japan and other related academic societies.

The industry ministry will set up a research team and study the technical challenges involved with a "beneath the seabed" disposal plan through the middle of the next year. 
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20151211_33.html

Experts mull 'below seabed' nuclear waste disposal - News - NHK WORLD - English

Japan's industry ministry will ask experts to study the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste beneath the coastal seabed.

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