Japan

Advisory Evacuation Lifted After Signs of Improvement

Nuclear plant crisis raises concern of excess radiation that would be disastrous for area’s affected. Therefore, government develops an evacuation plan for affected areas on April 22. Now, the government has relaxed the plan, and they are allowing citizens to return home on promise of restoring the power plant, as well as decontaminating the area.

After a nuclear plant crisis in Japan in March had become dangerous for citizens around its area, the government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko’s office in Japan declared an evacuation one month later for parts of Japan. The estimated population affected was approximately 59,000. Presently, the municipal government has lifted the advisory evacuation, and they are allowing citizens to return home. Concerned over if radiation levels are still a major factor in the region, many individuals are cautioning return. The parts of Japan covered by this evacuation plan are the entire area of Hirono, portions of Minamisoma, Tamura, Naraha, and Kawauchi.. The municipal government will compensate the power plant owner approximately $53 billion for damages and to decontaminate the zone and improve the well-being of the environment.

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September 30, 2011 at 09:00 am