Kitakyushu to incinerate Miyagi debris on trial basis
KITAKYUSHU, Japan (Kyodo) -- The mayor of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, said Wednesday the city will incinerate debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi Prefecture on a trial basis for three days from mid next week.
The announcement by Mayor Kenji Kitahashi at a regular press conference came after the municipal assembly unanimously passed a resolution in March calling for the acceptance of debris.
The municipal government will incinerate 80 tons of debris with radioactive cesium levels less than 100 becquerels per kilogram and brought from the coastal city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, mainly by truck.
It will accept around 39,500 tons of debris annually after confirming the safety by examining the radiation levels of incinerators and burned ashes as well as air radiation levels around the incineration plants.
May 16, 2012(Mainichi Japan)