Outline of the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Environment Pollution by Radioactive Materials Discharged
by the Nuclear Power Station Accident Associated with the Tohoku District – Off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake that Occurred on March 11, 2011
PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to promptly reduce the impact of environment pollution on human health and living environment caused by radioactive materials byinstituting measures of the national government, local governments, the relevant nuclear operator etc.

Roles of Stakeholders
 The national government shall implement necessary measures in consideration of its social responsibilities associated with the promotional efforts thus farchanneled into its nuclear energy policy.
 Local governments shall carry out their proper role in support of measures by the national government.
 The relevant nuclear operator shall implement necessary measures in good faith, while cooperating with the national and local governments to implement themeasures they have adopted.

Institutions
Basic principles
The Minister of the Environment develops a draft of the basic principles regarding the handling of the environment pollution caused by radioactive materials,
and requests a resolution at a Cabinet Meeting.

Standards
The Minister of the Environment shall set standards for the decontamination and disposal of waste, soil, etc., contaminated by radioactive materials.

Monitoring and measurement
The national government promptly prepares and implements a system of unified monitoring and measurement to figure out the situation of the environment
pollution.

Disposal of wastes contaminated by radioactive materials

Measures for decontamination of soils, etc. (including vegetation,structures) contaminated by radioactive materials(1) The Minister of the Environment designates areas where wastes may becontaminated by radioactive materials, to such a degree that special
control is required.

(1) The Minister of the Environment, giving due consideration to the degreeof contamination, designates areas where it is necessary for the national
governments to carry out measures for decontamination, etc.

(2) The Minister of the Environment develops a plan regarding disposal, etc.
of wastes in the area of (1).

(2) The Minister of the Environment develops a plan to carry out thesemeasures for decontamination, etc. in the area of (1), and the national
government carries out the measures.

(3) The Minister of the Environment designates wastes which are locatedoutside the area of (1) and whose state of contamination by radioactive
materials exceeds a certain level.

(3) The Minister of the Environment designates areas (city, town, villageetc.) other than (1) where states of contamination are expected not toconform to requirements.

(4) Disposal of the wastes in the area of (1) and the waste designated as (3)(specified waste) is carried out by the national government on the basisof the standard.

(4) As for zones recognized as not conforming to the requirements throughan investigation on the state of contamination in the area of (3), thegovernor of the prefecture (*), develops plans designating mattersregarding the measures for decontamination, etc.

(5) As for the disposal of waste with low levels of contamination except
those of (4), the regulation of the Waste Management and Public
Cleansing Law is adapted.

(5) Based on the plans of (4), the national government, the governor of theprefecture, the mayor of the municipality, etc. carry out measures fordecontamination, etc.

(6) The unauthorized dumping of waste designated under (4) shall beprohibited.

(6) The national government implements measures in place of theprefectural governor, or city, town or village when necessary.
(7) The unauthorized dumping of contaminated soil shall be prohibited.
* Including the mayor of the municipality designated by Cabinet Order.

* The relevant nuclear operator shall take necessary measures on decontamination and disposal of on-site waste and soil as well as any rubble from reactor
facilities that has been dispersed beyond the site.

Facilitation of the disposal of specified waste or the contaminated waste and soil, etc.
The national government shall take necessary measures aided by the relevant local government to properly promote measures on decontamination anddisposal of waste and soil polluted by radioactive materials, including the establishment of necessary facilities.

Financial resources The national government shall take measures to finance the costs required for the promotion of measures to deal with contamination by radioactivematerials.
 Measures taken pursuant to this Act shall be considered to be related to damage to be compensated under the Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage,and are thus to be implemented at the expense of the relevant nuclear operator.
 Taking its social responsibility into account, the national government shall implement necessary measures to ensure that the relevant nuclear operator
makes timely payments to cover the cost of measures taken by local governments etc. under this Act.

Review clauses
 In three years from the enforcement of this Act, the status of enforcement shall be reviewed and necessary measures shall be taken.
 The environmental laws concerning radioactive materials shall be reviewed.
 Necessary measures shall be considered on the nuclear reactors etc. of the concerned nuclear power station accident.