Japanese government agrees to decontaminate areas hit by radiation

Published 18 August 2011

The central government of Japan is currently debating a bill to decontaminate the soil, buildings, and any vegetation exposed to radiation after the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant began leaking radiation; under the proposed legislation, the central government will also remove contaminated rubble; currently there are no laws concerning the cleanup of environmental contamination by radioactive materials and if passed this would be the first

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