Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex was transported to central Tokyo on Saturday to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use.Some 20,000 cubic meters of soil from a temporary storage facility in Fukushima Prefecture is to be spread to form a 60-centimeter-thick layer under a lawn, according to the Environment Ministry.The soil, excavated in decontamination work after the 2011 nuclear accident and containing low levels of radiation, will be covered by a …READ FULL ARTICLE