Gov't to spread Fukushima soil outside PM's office to prove safety

The government on Tuesday pledged to spread soil collected from near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the grounds of the prime minister's office and other government buildings in an attempt to dispel concerns over its safety.The government intends to demonstrate the soil, which retains low-level radioactivity, is suitable for public works projects and other purposes across Japan. The soil was collected after the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, that caused one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.The soil will be distributed across flowe…READ FULL ARTICLE