#Radioactive Debris Kitakyushu City Update: They Will Accept and Burn Anyway Regardless of the Test Result

In the previous post, I wrote:

They will burn the debris for 24 hours before they measure the radioactivity of the ashes to see if it is below 330 bq/kg [of radioactive cesium], the city's own standard to bury the ashes.

A concerned citizen called the Environment Bureau of Kitakyushu City and spoke with one of the officials in charge, who told him:

飛灰が330Bqを超えようが処理水が基準値の10Bqを超えようがそれで本格焼却を止めるという事には繋がらないとの事です。あくまで出た数値が環境にどれだけ影響を及ぼすか検討するためとの事です

Even if the radioactivity of the fly ashes exceeds 330 bq/kg, or the radioactivity of waste water after treatment exceeds the [city's?] safety standard of 10 bq/kg, that won't stop the full-scale incineration. The radioactivity measurement of the test burn is done just to study the effect on the environment.

本格焼却を止める可能性は余りにも高い放射線が検出された場合か焼却炉がぶっ壊れたり明かな環境悪化が見られた場合になるかと思うとの事。あまりの認識にただいま愕然としております。あくまで試験焼却は止める気なし。試験焼却のデータは「隠蔽した」などと言われないように正直に出すとの事。

The only possibility where the full-scale incineration won't be done would be if the extremely high radioactivity was measured, or the incinerators broke down, or there was a visible deterioration of the environment, he said. I am astonished at his incredible understanding. There is no intention to stop the test burn. He said the test result will be fully disclosed, so that the city is not accused of hiding the data.

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