Japan Considers Storing Waste Below Seabed

According to the publication, working panel members cited the proposal as “highly appropriate” on Dec. 11, noting that the radioactive waste could be buried less than 20 kilometers from the coastline. An expert panel is expected to consider the idea in January, according to the article.

In August, more than four years after the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster, Japan restarted its first nuclear reactor under its post-Fukushima rules. Nuclear plants throughout the entire country had been shut down after the tsunami and earthquake disaster at Fukushima. The BBC reported in August that 25 plants had applied for restart, but many face legal hurdles and public opposition.