Efforts towards Environmental
Regeneration in the Disaster Areas<Outline>
Ministry of the Environment
April 6 , 2018

Status of Efforts towards Environmental Regeneration◆ The whole area decontamination was completed in all areas on March19, 2018 except for Areas where
Returning is Difficult (P.2～3)◆ Interim Storage Facility (ISF) is under construction in order to store the removed soil generated from thedecontamination activities (hereinafter referred to as “removed soil”) in Fukushima Prefecture (P.4～5)◆ The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) proceeds to transport the removed soil to the ISF to clear the
Temporary Storage Sites (TSS) quickly, and also promotes recycling and reuse of the soil (P.6～9)◆ MOE also has been treating the contaminated waste safely (P.10～12)◆ MOE started the project to demolish the buildings and implement decontamination work for thereconstruction of Zones Designated for Reconstruction and Recovery (Reconstruction Hubs) in the Areas
where Returning is Difficult (P.13)◆ In addition to the efforts above, forward-looking efforts such as town development with
low-carbonization will be conducted for regeneration of Fukushima (P.14)

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Progress of Decontamination
Whole area decontamination based on the Act on Special Measures was completed on
March 19, 2018, excluding the Areas where Returning is Difficult (ARD)* In ARD, “Reconstruction Hubs” will be set in each municipality, where decontamination and infrastructure
construction will be implemented in an integrated way.
Intensive Contamination Survey Areas (ICSA)Special Decontamination Areas (SDA)→Whole area
decontamination in the
SDA was completed at
the end of March 2017

IitateMinamisoma

Katsurao

Namie

Futaba Fukushima
TamuraKawauchiDai-ichiOkuma NPS
TomiokaNarahaMunicipalities which completed whole area decontamination

SDA

ICSA

Within Fukushima
Pref.

43※

11

36

Outside Fukushima
Pref. (7prefs)

57

-

57

Total

100

Completed in March 2017 Completed in March 2018

※There are both SDA and ICSA areas in Minamisoma, Tamura, Kawamata, and Kawauchi2

【機密性２】

Scale of Whole Area Decontamination Project※機密性は以下を参考に、適切に変更・表示し、以下の記述を削除してください。また、取扱制限等（例１：関係者限り、例２：公表までの間）については必要に応じて追加してください。
秘密文書相当、機微な個人情報を含む場合は【機密性３】 ／ 公開を前提としない場合は【機密性２】（公開前の案の段階なども含む） ／ 公開可能な場合は【機密性１】◆The MOE has budgeted approx. JPY 2.9 trillion (= USD 27 billion) until FY2017 for decontamination.
◆16,5mil.㎥ (among which approx. 16mil. ㎥ of contaminated soil and wastes were estimated to havebeen removed until now *Estimation total number of SDA decontamination (as of January 2018) andICSA decontamination (as of September 2017) .
◆MOE is also working on "Decontamination Project Report“ to leave a record behind of the experiences,knowledge and lessons learned through decontamination works.

Decontamination in ICSA

Decontamination in SDA・Total number of labor:
approx. 13,600,000 workers※as of the end of January 2018

・Budget: approx. JPY 1.5 trillion※ MOE's budget until FY2017 (excluding unnecessary cost)・Volume of the generated soil:
approx. 9,000,000㎥
From the above volume of soil already transported
from TSS*: approx. 1,700,000㎥ (estimation as of theend of January 2018)* Volume transported either to the ISF or to Temporary
incineration facilities (TIFs)

・Total number of labor:
approx. over 18,000,000 workers※ estimated from interviews with relevant municipalities

・Budget: approx. JPY 1.4 trillion(within Fukushima Pref. : approx. JPY 1.3 trillion,
outside Fukushima Pref. : approx. JPY 5 billion※MOE's budget until FY2017 (excluding unnecessary cost)・Volume of the generated soil:
approx. 7,500,000㎥ (estimation)(within Fukushima 7,000,000㎥,
outside Fukushima 500,000㎥, both are estimation)

From the above volume of soil already transported
from TSS*: approx. 1,300,000㎥ (as of the end of January
2017)※Considered 1US$ =JPY1073

【機密性２】

Prospects and Progress of the ISF※機密性は以下を参考に、適切に変更・表示し、以下の記述を削除してください。また、取扱制限等（例１：関係者限り、例２：公表までの間）については必要に応じて追加してください。
秘密文書相当、機微な個人情報を含む場合は【機密性３】 ／ 公開を前提としない場合は【機密性２】（公開前の案の段階なども含む） ／ 公開可能な場合は【機密性１】◆Interim Storage Facility project is on progress according to the maximum case of “5year ad-hoc policy on ISF” publicly announced in March 2016
◆Aiming to transport accumulative total of ca. 6.5mil. ㎥ of removed soil from Temporary Storage Site (TSS) to ISF by FY2019 and to close the TSS nearliving environment by 2020
Land Acquisition (accumulated total)

Volume of the transportation

FY

2015

Facility construction

Prospects

Achievement

Prospects

Achievement

Ca. 22ha(as of March 25, 2016)

Ca. 22ha

Ca. 50,000㎥

Ca. 45,000㎥

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2016

Ca.140 - 370ha

Ca. 376ha

Ca. 150,000㎥
Additionally, to transport decontaminationsoil, etc. stored in schools, to stock yards
using town-owned property cooperated by
Okuma and Futaba town

Ca. 184,000㎥(Total 230,000㎥)

Even after FY2016, necessary stock yards will be sequentiallyconstructed

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2017

Ca. 376 - 830ha

Ca. 844ha(as of the end ofFeb.)※52.8% of thewhole land of ISF

Ca. 300,000 – 500,000㎥ → Ca. 500,000㎥

Ca. 485,000㎥(as of the end of
Feb.)(Total 710,000㎥)

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2018

Ca. 400 - 940ha

Ca. 520 – 1,040ha

Ca. 1,600,000 - 4,000,000㎥→To aim Ca. 4mil. ㎥•

2020

Ca. 640 – 1,150ha(whole land of ISF
1,600ha)September: Temporary incineration facility(Okuma town) started to construct
November: Soil storage facility, reception &separation facility started to construct
June: Started a trial run of reception &separation facility
Oct.: started to operate soil storage facility
Dec.: Igniting ceremony at temporary
incineration facility in Okuma town
Start to construct temporary incineration
facility and incinerated ash treatment facility(starting operation in FY2019)
Starting to construct waste storage facility(starting operation in FY2019)

Ca. 900,000 - 1,800,000㎥ → Ca. 1.8mil. ㎥•

2019

Construct stock yards in the ISF

Plan to start operating temporary
incineration facility and incinerated ash
treatment facility in Futaba town
Plan to start operating waste storage facility

Ca. 2,000,000 - 6,000,000㎥(Maximum accumulated total of Ca. 12.5mil.㎥)* “5year ad-hoc policy on ISF” was publicly announced in March 2016, but it might be revised according to progress status of the projects.
** Removed soil generated in Fukushima Pref. amounts to be approx.16mil. m3 (before the incineration) as of the end of March, 2018.

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Operational Status of the ISF◆ Construction of the facility started in November 2016
◆ Trial operation of Reception/Separation Facilities started in June 2017 in Futaba, and in August
2017 in Okuma◆ The storage of the removed soil started in October 2017 in Okuma and in December 2017 in Futaba
after the completion of the soil storage facilities

Reception/Separation Facility(First period in Futaba)(Processing capacity 140t/h)

Soil Storage Facility (First period in Okuma)(Planned storage volume approx. 210,000m3)

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Planned Transport of the Removed Soil etc. to the ISF in FY2018◆ 21 municipalities completed the transport◆ 31 municipalities remain for the transport
Transport completedmunicipalities

国見町

新地町

桑折町

Transport targetedmunicipalities in FY2018

伊達市

福島市
喜多方市

北塩原村

飯舘村

西会津町
川俣町

猪苗代町
大玉村

葛尾村

本宮市

只見町

会津若松市
三島町
柳津町 会津美里町

下郷町

南会津町

天栄村

西郷村

浪江町
双葉町

田村市

大熊町
川内村
小野町

広野町

玉川村 平田村矢吹町
泉崎村
中島村 石川町
浅川町
棚倉町

富岡町
楢葉町

鏡石町

白河市
檜枝岐村

三春町

郡山市

須賀川市

昭和村

南相馬市

二本松市

会津坂下町
磐梯町
湯川村

金山町

相馬市

古殿町
いわき市

鮫川村
塙町
矢祭町

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Prospects on Export of Removed Soil and Restoration of Land in TSS (Estimation)
By early 2020, removed soil will be transported to ISF from up to 60% of approx. 1,300 TSS, andthe land restoration of up to 40% will be completed, according to estimation based onprospect*1 of the transportation to the ISF and achievement in the land restoration*2.
*1 Aiming to transport 1.8mil. ㎥ in FY2018, and 4mil. ㎥ in FY2019*2 The number as of the end of 2016

Image of export and land restoration

Export/Land restoration

Number of TSS where export and restoration will be completed (Estimation)
ICSA decontamination
Number of TSS
Approx. 980

1000
900
800

Ca.540
~560

700
600
500

SDA decontamination
Number of TSS
Approx. 320

Ca.320
~330

400
300

124

200
100
0

58
43

116

直轄除染

市町村除染

2016年度（実績）

192
82
165

57
直轄除染

市町村除染

2017年度

Ca.120
~130

約80
直轄除染

Export completed
Land restoration
completed

Ca.180
~200

約230

約120
~130

市町村除染

直轄除染

2018年度Storage
Total number
where the export
is completed

約390
~400
市町村除染

2019年度7Demonstration Project for Recycling in Minamisoma City
Demonstration project is currently being implemented in Minamisoma City, studying specifically on handling radiation during theprocedure of recycling and ensure the quality of the recycled soil as construction material in order to promote safe recycling andreuse of the removed soil in a step by step manner.
1. Preliminary treatment / quality control process (April 2017-)
1. Open sandbags and remove
large stones and debris

2. Further eliminate smaller
debris

3. Classify soil byconcentration

4. Control quality

Open large sandbags and remove
large foreign materials

Eliminate small foreign materials
through sieves

Measure radiation andclassify soil

Control quality of soil to be
used for embankment (such as
water content and grain sizes)

vegetationstones

2. Test embankment process (May 2017-)
5. Construct test embankment/ Monitoring
・Construct a test embankment (covered
with uncontaminated soil by 50cm)

・Total amount of soil in embankment: approx.4,000 tons
・Recycled soil out of total soil: approx. 700 tons
・Average of radioactive concentration: 771Bq/kg
Check the air dose
rate

・Continue to measure the air dose rate
and other indicators
Air dose rate was not muchchanged before and after
opening of sandbags of theremoved soil

pebblesDuring period of May - Sep.
Not detectable for all
radioactive materials inleachate【Recycled soil】 【Uncontaminatedsoil】

Prepare and keep
records on site

Check the radioactive concentrationof leachate【Result of council of advisers】◆ Confirmed safety in this method for recycling demonstration◆ To accumulate data continuously conducting demonstration project8

Outline of Demonstration Projects for Recyclingin Iitate Village and Nihonmatsu City
◆ In addition to Minamisoma City, demonstration projects for recycling of the removed soil are planned in thefollowing municipalities. MOE will implement the projects carefully, explaining the projects kindly to the residents.

In Iitate Village
In November 2017, MOE, Iitate Village and Nagadoro District confirmed the following points on requests from Iitate Village.

 MOE and Iitate Village should contribute to reconstruction of not only Nagadoro District but also Iitate Village and Fukushima
Prefecture through the environmental regeneration project including recycling and reuse of the removed soil generated in
Nagadoro District.
 MOE, Iitate Village and Nagadoro District will work together on the demonstration project with consideration for safety andsecurity of the residents, listening to the experts’ advice.
Specific contents will be discussed according to Iitate Village’s requests such as cultivation of flowers and energy crops.

In Nihonmatsu City
 On municipal road (approx. 200m), in Nihonmatsu City, test construction will be implemented using the removed soil stored in
TSS (approx. 500 large container bags) as subgrade and use the road after paving.
 During the demonstration project, environmental measures such as radiation monitoring, control of scattering and leakage
should be conducted After preparation of recycled soil, recycling facility within TSS will be removed, and radiation monitoring around the road using
the recycled soil will be conducted for a certain period of time. Also the project, especially about the safety, will be explained
kindly to the residents
 The knowledge through the project will be reflected in “Guidelines for Recycling”(tentative) Secure thePaved municipal road
TSS
Large container bags (approx. 500)

Recycled soil

Test constructionof roadthickness forshielding

Recycled soil
※Radiation monitoring will be conducted during the project9

Progress on Disposal of waste in the Countermeasure Areas (Fukushima
Prefecture)
H28.4.28
環境省◆ Transportation of disaster waste to the TSS has completed 1.85mil. tons as of the end of December (of which 330,000
tons were incinerated and 97,000 tons were recycled)◆ Transported disaster waste is recycling to the extent possible◆ In Temporary Incineration Facilities (TIFs) which are currently under operation, environmental monitoring is conducted
and confirmed that radioactive concentration level in dispersed gas has not been detected< Status of disaster waste by category>(1) Disaster waste disposal generated by Tsunami◆ All the debris excluding that from Areas where Returning is
Difficult (ARD) has been removed and transported to the TSS
as of March 2016

Already incinerated
Already recycled
Storage amount inTSS(2) Demolition and removal of collapsed houses◆ It is under operation to take application for demolition andinvestigation, then conduct demolition and removal◆ Application for demolition and removal of which
12,400cases were registered, already announced demolishwork, 10,500cases, among which 9,700cases were removed.

<ton> 2014/4
2015/3
2016/32017/3
Transported amount of disaster waste already transported to the TSS
in the countermeasure area (t)※ Including the treated amount without transporting to the TSS(3) Treatment of household waste◆ Pick-up service at garbage stations or door-to-door visit◆ Door-to-door retrieval is conducted after adjusting theschedule of the owner
Demolition of a collapsed house

TIF in Okuma

10Implementation Situation of Waste Disposal across Municipalities◆ To promote ‘Waste disposal across municipalities’ accepting waste disposal outside of the town at the TIF.
◆ Katsurao village and Nihonmatsu city will start ‘Waste disposal across municipalities’ at the TIF in FY2018.

国見町
桑折町

Date city (130t/day) 【operating】

Iitate village (Warabidaira
district) (240t/day)

新地町

Date

waste generated by decontaminationfrom Date area（Date city, Kunimi
town, Kori town, Kawamata town）【operating】
相馬市

福島市

南相馬市

Iitate

川俣町

Nihonmatsu
浪江町

大玉村

agricultural waste, waste generated
by decontamination from Adachiarea（Nihonmatsu city, Motomiya
city, Otama village)

Katsurao

本宮市

Nihonmatsu city (120t/day)【planned】

三春町

Tamura

双葉町

郡山市

大熊町

小野町

須賀川市
鏡石町

川内村

広野町

玉川村 平田村Katsurao village (200t/day) 【planned 】

古殿町

浅川町
棚倉町

富岡町
楢葉町

石川町

waste generated bydecontamination, disaster waste in
the village
From Tamura city, Miharu town,
Kawauchi village

Waste generated bydecontamination, disaster
waste in the village
Sewage sludge, agricultural
waste from outside village(Fukushima city, Date city,
Kunimi town, Kawamata
town, Minamisoma city)

Tamura city, Kawauch village(60t/day) 【operating】
Agricultural waste from24municipalities, such as
Kenchu, Kennan, Iwaki,
kawauchi village, Aizu Kennan

いわき市
鮫川村

塙町

矢祭町

Countermeasure area
TIFs by MOE
TIF by municipalities
in Date district

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Disposal Project utilizing Controlled Landfill Site
◆As for Landfill disposal project for specified waste using existing controlled landfill site (formerly Fukushima Eco
Tech Clean Center) in Fukushima Prefecture, specified waste has started to be transported on Nov. 17, 2017.
Outline of the facility

History◆ To use existing controlled landfill site (formerly Fukushima Eco Tech
Clean Center)◆ To locate it in Tomioka (access from Naraha)◆ The facility has been nationalized after local coordination◆ Potential landfill capacity: about 650,000㎥ (9.4ha)◆ Positioning as the final disposal site

Target object for landfill / Transport period◆ Waste within the countermeasure areas (less than 100,000Bq/kg ofradioactive concentration) [about 440,000m3] – about 6 years◆ Designated waste (less than 100,000Bq/kg of radioactive
concentration) [about 180,000m3] – about 6 years◆ General waste from houses [about 30,000m3] – about 10 years in 8
municipalities in Iitate county◆ Waste with more than 100,000Bq/kg of radioactive concentration
will be delivered to the ISF◆ Dec. 2015: Fukushima Prefecture and the two towns conveyed theacceptance of the project to the government◆ April 2016: Controlled landfill sites were nationalized◆ June 2016: Safety agreement was signed between the Government,
Fukushima Prefecture and the two towns◆ Nov. 2017: The government started the transportation on November 17.
7,842 bags have been transported as of the end of Feb. 2018.

Schematic of the site

Landfill site
Seepage water
regulating tank

TIFs (incl. those under construction andthose removed)

IitateMinamisoma
Katsurao◆ Dec. 2013: The National Government offered Fukushima Prefecture,
Tomioka, and Naraha to accept the projectContaminated waste
countermeasure area
Habitation restrictedarea

Preparation Areas for Liftof Evacuation OrderAreas where returning
is difficult

Namie
FutabaOkuma
TomiokaNarahaAdministrativebuilding

Operationbuilding
Seepage water
treatment facility

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Reconstruction in the Areas where Returning is Difficult (Reconstruction Hubs)※As of Feb. 2018 (Source: hearing from the Reconstruction Agency)◆Based on the approved plans for reconstruction of Zones Designated for Reconstruction and Recovery (Reconstruction Hubs),
demolition and decontamination work has been sequentially started in Futaba, Okuma and Namie towns.
◆Tomioka applied for approval of the plan in February 2018, while Iitate and Katsurao are formulating the plans.
Futaba (approved on Sep. 15, 2017)【Outline】
・Whole area：Ca. 560 ha
・Target time for returning：Spring 2022
【History】
・”1st Meeting for Reconstruction of Zones
Designated for Reconstruction and Recovery inFutaba” was held in Oct. 2017.
【Status】
・“Recovery symbol road“ (55 cases
demolished, 7 ha decontaminated): started
in Dec. 2017.
・East side of station (640 cases demolished,
Ca. 90 ha decontaminated): Started in Feb.
2018.

Okuma (approved on Nov. 10, 2017)【Outline】
・ Whole area: Ca. 860 ha
・Target time for returning：Spring 2022
【History】
・ “1st Meeting for Reconstruction of Zones【Outline】
・Whole area: Ca. 660 ha
・Target time for returning： March 2023
【History】
・ “1st Meeting for Reconstruction of Zones

Designated for Reconstruction and Recovery in

Designated for Reconstruction and Recovery inOkuma” was held in Nov. 2017.
【Status】
・Demolition and decontamination aroundwestern area of Shimonogami (460 cases
demolished, Ca. 160 ha decontaminated):Contracted in January 2018, started in
March 2018.

Namie” was held in Feb. 2018.
【Status】
・Demolition and decontamination in 3
districts (60 cases demolished, 30 hadecontaminated): Publicly announced onplacement of order and will be started in
May 2018.

Preparation Areas for Lift of
Evacuation Order
Zones Designated for Reconstruction andRecoveryNamie (approved on Dec. 22, 2017)

Areas where Returning is Difficult

Zones Designated for Reconstruction andRecoveryTsushima
district

Murohara
district

Reconstruction symbol road started
construction on Dec. 23
Areas where Returning is Difficult

Preceded area
(Ca. 40ha) alreadydecontaminatedStation East
(Ca. 90ha） started
construction on Feb. 13

Suemori
districtWest area (Ca.160ha)
Construction will be started
in March
Preceded area
（Ca. 95+52ha） alreadyAreas where Evacuation order
Was Lifted

decontaminatedPreparation Areas for Lift of
Evacuation Order

Zones Designated for Reconstruction andRecoveryAreas where Returning is Difficult

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Forward-looking efforts on reconstruction for the New Stage◆ Feasibility study will be implemented to promote the efforts towards “ whole town reconstruction and lowcarbonization” based on the Act on Special Measures for the reconstruction hub.(FY2018 new project)→ Making use of the environmental remediation projects, describe the image of recovered towns in which the viewpointof low-carbonization is built in to the extent possible, and evaluate the CO2 reduction effect by various projects and thefeasibility of the projects.
Planned to implement feasibility study towards various project concerning establishment of towns and lives

Low Carbon

MOE will
formulate
supportmenu making
use oflessons
learned alongwith regional
development
project byleading low
carbontechnologythat MOE
has been
dealing withup to now

Reconstruction

Innovate various low carbon technology
study on reduction of CO2 and its
possibility
Transportati
on for lives

Transportati
on for works

Sharing buses(Transportation for works in themorning and evening, transportation
for lives in the daytime)

Electric supply< Images on development of low carbon technology
for mobility, houses and agriculture >Electric
flexibility

Electric
Agriculture andflexibility
creating energy(sharing solar)
Focus on “Technology innovation”, “social system innovation”, “Lifestyle innovation” in a win-win situation

Eco houses/Eco
dormitories（ZEH,CLT)

Low carbon for whole town

Evaluate and verify carbon reduction effect for whole town implementing various low carbon technology.
Review feasibility of towns and lives by applying low carbon (transportation, electric heat flexibility, AI
control)

Low carbon andmaterial recycle

Waste fromregions<Images on low carbon technology and material recycle project>chippedUtilized lumber from
Fukushima Pref.

Biomass power
generation/thermal

Recycling

Production

Creation of industries through biomass utilization/waste heat utilization/stored energy

Ex: low carbon houses using
advanced wood technology

Wood scrap

MOE will
conduct
environment
al technology
usingexperience ofenvironment
al
remediation
project,
applying
knowledge ofradiation byobserving
point of living