Session 3, the 46th Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Annual Conference

Our Determined Challenges
for the Reconstruction ofFukushima～Roles of Japanese Government～

April 25, 2013

Masayoshi Hamada,Senior Vice Minister for Reconstruction

Radiation level and evacuation status of the areas
around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Number of evacuees across
Fukushima Prefecture
Approx. 155,000(1) Approx. 99,000 evacuated within
Fukushima Prefecture(2) Approx. 56,000 evacuated tooutside Fukushima Prefecture

Number of evacuees from areas
under evacuation orders, etc.

Approx. 106,000
Radiation level distribution as of April 29, 20111

Review of areas under evacuation orders(1) Areas where it is expected that theresidents have difficulties in
returning for a long time

Concept of areas 避難指示区域と警戒区域の概念図
under evacuation orders and restricted areas

 Exposure dose・・・Over 50mSv per annum（Areas where the radiation exposure dose may
not reach below 20mSv per annum evenafter 6 years after the accident) Off limit in principle, no overnight stay(2) Areas in which the residents arenotpermitted to live Exposure dose・・・20mSv – 50mSv perannum Access permitted, some business activities
permitted, no overnight stay in principle(3) Areas to which evacuation orders
are ready to be lifted Exposure dose・・・No more than 20mSv perannum Access permitted, business activities
permitted, no overnight stay in principle

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Past Initiatives for Fukushima Reconstruction
Systematic initiatives
8.12.2011 Special exception law for nuclear evacuees
effectuated
8.30.2011 Special measures law for response toradioactive
contamination effectuated
3.31.2012 Special measures law on the reconstruction andregeneration of Fukushima effectuated
6.27.2012 Law for supporting the livelihood of children anddisaster-affected people effectuated•Measures to help those affected by the nuclear accident
receive appropriate local government services offered in theirevacuated communities• Processing contaminated waste•Promoting decontamination (drawing up plans, securing sites for
temporary storage, investigating about interim storage facilities)

7.13.2012 Basic policy approved by the Cabinet
3.19.2013 Reconstruction and regeneration plan for areas towhich evacuation orders are ready to be lifted, approved
4.2013
Industrial reconstruction and regeneration plan andfocal promotion plan to be endorsed (tentative)•Basic policy being drawn up

Rebuilding life
Compensation•Promoting TEPCO compensation

Response to long-term evacuees•Investigating residents’ intentions and promoting
stakeholder discussions

Support for the return ofresidents by local government•Drawing up infrastructure schedule and promoting living environment
development projects•Establishing municipal partnership for visiting local governments

Industrial revitalization andemployment promotion

Radiation countermeasures••

Industrial revitalization and employment promotion plan
Drawing up and promoting the agricultural / forestry / fisheries
regeneration plan•

Promoting a review on restriction zoning (9 out of 11
municipalities to be reviewed)
Performing monitoring
Risk communication (drawing up Q&A)••

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Measures for Rebuilding and Regenerating Fukushima

1. Structure and budget
Eliminating vertical segmentation and ensuring
a community-oriented approach・”Fukushima Headquatersof Reconstruction”
・New budgetary measures

2. Response to each evacuation zone
Areas that should develop a living environment
to accommodate the return of local residents inthe next 1-2 years“Early return and resettlementplan”

Areas where local residents must remain
evacuated for a long term

Development of external livingbases

3. Wide-area response
Resolving health-related concerns of affected
people including children and improving theirliving environment

4. National response
・Securing food safety and consumer trust・Creating demands for local industries affectedby negative rumors

Package of measures tosupport those affected by thenuclear accident
Package of measures to address
the effects of the nuclear accidentincluding negative rumors on local
businesses

4Establishing the Fukushima Headquarters of Reconstruction

1. Fukushima Headquarters of Reconstruction established(February 1, 2013)

Centralizing tasks, including decontamination, under the direct command and control of the Reconstruction
Minister for swift decision-making and action on-site

2. Stationing senior Agency staff in Fukushima
Senior administration staff stationed in Fukushima

3. Centralized administration of the local organization
Gathering and stationing staffs from relevant local organizations at the Fukushima Regional Bureau ofReconstruction

Fukushima Headquarters of Reconstruction
BureauDirector

Reconstruction Minister(Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for
Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima)

Special advisor to the Cabinet (secretary general)

Fukushima
Regional
Bureau ofReconstruction

Fukushima Officefor EnvironmentalRestoration

Nuclear Emergency
Response
Headquarters(Decontamination, waste handling)(Zone administration, review, etc.)

Launch of the Regional Bureau (February 2, 2013)5

Fukushima Community Revival Projects
 Reviewing the scale and funding sources of restoration / reconstruction projects (19 trillion yen so far) for theintensive reconstruction period (FY2011 – FY2015) to secure a total of 25 trillion yen
 Creating the following “Fukushima Community Revival Projects” to accelerate the reconstruction andregeneration of Fukushima

1. Mitigating the deterioration of areas for accelerated return of residents【 】: Tentative FY2013
budgetProject for accelerating the return of residents to and regenerating evacuation areas”KIBOU-FUKKATSU”[4.8 billion yen] *FY2012 supplementary budget: 20.8 billion yen

・Initiative for accelerating the return of residents to areas due for the lifting of evacuation orders (providing alternatives of orcomplementing lost infrastructures)・Inhibiting the deterioration of / conserving areas not due for immediate resident return, and facilitating residents’ temporary home visits

2. Forming the living bases for long-term evacuees
Grant-in-aid to long-term evacuees for establishing living bases“COMMUNITY-FUKKATSU”[50.3 billion
・Building housing units for long-term evacuees, and developing the infrastructures (roads, schools, etc.) of municipalitiesyen]
accepting evacuees
・Soft measures offered in combination with the above to boost its effectiveness3. Promoting settlement
Emergency assistance for promoting settlement in Fukushima“KODOMO-GENKI”[10 billion yen]・Funding for developing public rental housing to encourage the return of voluntary evacuees (mainly families with small children)・Updating play equipment, building community sport facilities / swimming pools, etc.
・Soft measures offered in combination with the above to boost its effectiveness

Reinforcing the command function of the Reconstruction Agency
Reconstruction acceleration / Fukushima regeneration fund [600 billion yen] / Great East Japan
Earthquake reconstruction reserve fund [10 billion yen]6

Early Resident Return / Settlement Plan The government is to swiftly initiate the following measures at the forefront without waiting for the evacuation orders
to be lifted.
 This will enable the early return and settlement of evacuees in areas that will have the evacuation orders lifted in thenext 1-2 years.

(1) Developing living environment

Six initiatives that lay the foundation forearly return and settlement of evacuees(1) Early restoration of infrastructures(2) Ensuring industrial revitalization andemployment promotion(2) Steady processing of disastergenerated waste(3) Resuming agricultural / forestry / fisheries
operations

Three focal areas tobe addressed in
preparation for theresettlement ofresidents<Plan description>(3) Steady progress in decontamination and interim waste storage development(4) Initiatives for establishing the sense of safety and security(5) Sufficient budget allocation and flexible execution of tasks(6) Prudent and swift handling of compensation payout

Future workflow○Local governments with areas that require the development of living environment in preparation
for the return of residents in the next 1-2 years, must draw up schedule with specific roadmap for
their early return, and implement initiatives in accordance with the timeframe.

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Development of External Living Bases (direction of considerations)

1. Drawing up the reconstruction plan

2. Investigating residents’ intentions

Municipalities drawing up long-term evacuee measures

各町において、長期避難者対策を策定
The national / prefectural governments and evacuees’
original municipalities is富岡町（H24.9）
to identify the intentions of
大熊町（H24.9）
long-term evacuees on their future plan for rebuilding浪江町（H24.10）
双葉町（H25.6予）

Iitate Village (8.2012), Okuma Town (9.2012), Tomioka Town
(9.2012), Namie Town (10.2012), Katsurao Village (12.2012),
Futaba Town (in progress)

their lives so as to formulate support measures

3. Council for examining the living bases for long-term evacuees
The national / prefectural governments, municipalities accepting evacuees and their originalmunicipalities to examine miscellaneous challenges for building living bases•Examining / coordinating the relocation period, relocation scale, development methods andsystematic tasks for securing living bases for long-term evacuees•Coordinating with municipalities accepting evacuees to explore / coordinate the development ofmodel public housing units according to the needs of evacuees’ original municipalities
Launch of a grant system“Community Revitalization Grant”
50.3 billion yen
・Promoting infrastructuredevelopment in municipalities
accepting evacuees, with emphasison building public housing fordisaster-displaced people
・Offering unified soft measures
such as a scheme for maintaining
pre-disaster communities as a formof evacuee support

Relocation
to newliving bases

8Overview of a Package of Measures Supporting thoseAffected by the Nuclear Accident
 There is a need for support measures as the nuclear accident has caused health concernsand other associated burdens in daily living.
 It is also important to implement advanced initiatives for bringing vitality back to children.

1. Revitalizing children ~Advanced initiatives for bringing vitality back to children~
Revitalizing children（Developing all-weather sporting
facilities, etc.）
2. Providing physical and mental care to children～Initiatives for assuring residents to quell their healthconcerns～
Health management,
countermeasures forhealth concerns

Radioactive material
tests on school
lunches

4. Other ~Assistance for support-giving organizations~Hands-onnature activities
3. Enhancing parenting and living environment～Support for the burden generated in daily life due
to health concerns～
Highway toll exemption formothers / children living
away from home since theaccident

Extension of lease for rental housing

Support through NPO and other private-sector organizations• Following up to ensure effective and efficient promotion of measures, and using expert knowledge to explore further
expansion of the emergency support package

9Package of Measures to Address the Effects of the Nuclear Accident
including Negative Rumors on Local Businesses: Main Initiatives

1. Identifying radioactive materials and reinforcing communication
Radioactive materials tests on foods• Testing food products produced /processed in affected communities in thestages of production, shipment anddistribution, while ensuring themeasurement of ambient radiationlevels

Accurate and easy-to-understand provision of information• Swiftly publishing the results of radioactive
materials tests on foods and ambient
radiationmeasurements on the website

Radiation tester• Explaining radioactive materials’ healthimpact and other information to parents andschool officials in plain language

2. Assisting industries that have been subject to negative rumors
Expanding the sales channels of items produced in affected
communities, and developing new products••

Initiating a campaign in private- andpublic-sector partnership to expand
the consumption of agricultural /forestry / fisheries products from
affected communities (“Eat andSupport” campaign)
Additional measures include
performing strategic PR for
agricultural produces in partnershipwith producers in Fukushima (massmedia PR, nationwide caravan
campaign, etc.), supporting sales
channel expansion / new productdevelopment for local timber,traditional handicrafts and industrial
products

Inviting tourists to affected communities• Conducting PR in tie-up with mass
media, and organizing reconstruction
events to increase the tourism
demand for affected communities

Tsuruga Castle• Furthermore, conducting tourisminviting PR in partnership withoverseas travel agencies and nonJapanese diplomatic missions, toattract tourism from across the nation
Prime Minister Abevisiting Fukushima(March 24)(Aizuwakamatsu City,Fukushima Prefecture)

Takizakura(Miharu Town, Tamura County,Fukushima Prefecture)10

Thank you.