Govt compiles Fukushima decontamination plan

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The Japanese government has compiled a basic plan to decontaminate areas in Fukushima Prefecture, contaminated with radioactivity by the accident at a nuclear plant in the prefecture. The government said on Tuesday that it plans to cut the contamination levels in residential areas in the prefecture by almost half over the next 2 years.

The plan will include concrete methods for carrying out decontamination. Under the plan, the decontamination of houses will be achieved by measures including the cleaning of drainpipes from the roof to the ground, and the pruning and weeding of gardens. It also says that houses in areas contaminated with high levels of radiation require the high-pressure washing of roofs and the elimination of surface soil in gardens.

The plan also states that joints in asphalt roads must be rinsed, and mud in roadside ditches removed. Branches of trees on the street must be trimmed and dead leaves disposed of. The government is due to decide on the plan on Friday.