{"id":163036,"date":"2024-05-15T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163036&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-05-15T17:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:39:15","slug":"saga-town-accepts-preliminary-survey-for-nuclear-waste-disposal-site","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/saga-town-accepts-preliminary-survey-for-nuclear-waste-disposal-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga Town Accepts Preliminary Survey for Nuclear Waste Disposal Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture&#8217;s Governor Hattori emphasized the need for detailed investigations and thorough explanations to neighboring municipalities regarding the selection of a nuclear waste disposal site. This statement followed Genkai Town Mayor Wakiyama&#8217;s agreement to proceed with the &#8220;literature survey,&#8221; the first phase in selecting a disposal site for high-level radioactive waste generated from nuclear power. During a regular press conference on May 14, Governor Hattori acknowledged the mayor&#8217;s difficult decision and stressed the importance of transparency, particularly for the residents of Itoshima City, located within a 30 km radius of Genkai Town. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240514\/5010024298.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_neclear-waste-in-genkaicho_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saga Town Accepts Preliminary Survey for Nuclear Waste Disposal Site\" width=\"1400\" height=\"790\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_neclear-waste-in-genkaicho_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_neclear-waste-in-genkaicho_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_neclear-waste-in-genkaicho_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_neclear-waste-in-genkaicho_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a>z<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture&#8217;s Governor Hattori emphasized the need for detailed investigations and thorough explanations to neighboring municipalities regarding&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163036","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-saga-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}