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US-Japan talks million tons drifting debris, cost and pollution concerns
05 minutes on December 30, 2011 at 03:00

　The two governments, and marine pollution caused by large amounts of debris spilled into the Pacific Ocean earthquake in eastern U.S. over the processing when the shipwreck found by Jan. 19 are two full-scale launch a consultation next year. Revealed that several government officials and U.S..
　Such as the National Environmental Research Institute estimates that, of 2,500 million tons of debris about the earthquake occurred, is about 300 million tons of effluent into the Pacific Ocean. September, the U.S. North Pacific Ocean near Midway Islands about 3,000 kilometers away from Japan, "Fukushima" of Russian ship was found floating by a large number of small vessels and appliances and there is the display.
　U.S. Marine Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to those riding the ocean currents, drifting to the northwest United States to Hawaii in March next year. Then likely to be stranded on the west coast of the mainland United States.
　The U.S. government, and the blow to the tourism industry and the failure of a vessel operated by a large amount of debris, which is also concerned with environmental damage could occur due to debris containing radioactive material.
　The Japanese government's position and the amount of debris in order to predict accurately measure the movement of the future, such as satellite, recorded in the third supplementary budget for fiscal year one thousand one hundred and two of about 70 million yen cost of information collection. Simulations have been commissioned to undertake, Kyoto University.
　Response to concerns of the U.S. to avoid a situation to develop into international affairs, decided to take a full-fledged support in cooperation with the United States.
　According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Convention concerning the treatment to foreign debris is not stranded. Japan-US consultations, on the accurate analysis of the debris washed ashore or where the amount is expected to consider the costs for handling and practitioners. (Tokyo Shimbun)

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