Japanese fed. govt. seeks "interim" storage for radioactive waste and contaminated debris in Fukushima Prefecture

The Japan Times reports that Governor Yuhei Sato was taken aback and "perplexed" when Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, made the "abrupt" proposal that Fukushima Prefecture host an "interim" storage site for radioactive wastes and contaminated debris from the shattered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Kan's point man on the nuclear crisis, Go Hosono, has warned that Fukushima Prefecture evacuees may have to wait 10 to 20 years to return home, if their communities are contaminated at the 150 millisievert (15 rem) or 200 millisievert (20 rem) per year radiation dose rate level. Of course, 25 years after the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, a "Dead Zone" larger than 20 miles in radius is still maintained around Chernobyl Unit 4, officially prohibiting human habitation.