일본 원자력환경정비기구는 도쿄에서 약 2,000km 떨어진 미나미토리시마를 원자력 폐기물 처분장으로 적합한지 판단하기 위해 지질학적 문헌 조사를 실시할 예정이다.
미나미토리시마는 오가사와라 제도에 위치해 있다. 이 외딴섬이 원자력 폐기물을 수용할 수 있는지 판단하기 위한 문헌 기반의 지질 조사가 시작될 예정이다.
이번 조사는 일본의 방사성 폐기물 관리 노력의 초기 단계에 해당한다.
향후 일정이나 다음 단계에 대한 구체적인 내용은 아직 발표되지 않았다.
Japan has identified an enormous underwater rare earth deposit 6,000 meters deep near Minamitorishima, the remote Pacific atoll central to its accelerated deep-sea mining plans. Detailed in a recent WIRED report, the find—building on equipment installation earlier this year—bolsters Tokyo's drive for independence from Chinese supplies of these critical manufacturing materials.
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The Japanese and U.S. governments are set to cooperate on developing deep-sea mud rich in rare earths off Minami-Torishima Island in Tokyo's Ogasawara Village. Ahead of a summit on Thursday in Washington between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump, the two sides are advancing toward signing a memorandum to establish a working group on marine mineral resources. This initiative aims to secure a stable supply of critical minerals.
South Korea has strongly protested a Japanese prefectural event regarding the disputed Takeshima islands, known as Dokdo in Korea. The foreign ministry summoned a top Japanese diplomat in Seoul and called for the immediate abolition of the ceremony. The islets have long been a source of tension between the neighboring countries.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings unveiled a new robot arm on Wednesday for the project to remove nuclear fuel debris from its tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The 22-meter-long arm can grab debris from a wider area than the previously used fishing rod-like devices. Tepco plans to begin setting it up next month and start the third trial at the No. 2 reactor this autumn.