A new operation to clean up Fukushima has begun
The Fukushima Crisis - Japan Unveils New Clean-Up Operation
14 July 2011Following the post-tsunami nuclear fallout, Japanese officials have begun to release plans to scrub every building and road in the city of Fukushima to reduce radioactivity. The project is expected to take 20 years to complete.
The city of Fukushima had a fallout zone of 18-miles around the nuclear power-plant which was damaged during the earthquake and tsunami, releasing radioactivity into the sea, air and soil. Workers have been working since March to try to cool the damaged reactors before the radiation spreads further.
Work on cleaning the city will start in the Watari and Onami districts of the city where there were elevated levels of radiation detected. The cost of the two-decade-long clean-up operation is expected to run into billions of Yen, however the local government and authorities are expecting to receive funding from the national government and Tokyo Electric Power Co.
While Japan has mostly recovered from the recent disasters, travellers are still advised against travelling to the city of Fukushima.
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