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28 Octobre 2012
October 27, 2012
The style of the signs to be erected is depicted in this image provided by the Fujieda Municipal Government.
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SHIZUOKA -- The Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujieda, which lies within 30 kilometers of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant, has announced it will erect signs next month to let people in various areas know how far away they are from the plant.
The municipal government plans to erect signs, each measuring 45 by 60 centimeters, in 60 locations. The placards will display the distance from the plant and how high above sea level each area is. City officials say it is the first time for signs showing the distance from the nuclear power plant to be set up.
About one-quarter of Fujieda lies within 30 kilometers from the plant, and the city hall is 29.1 kilometers away from the plant's No. 3 reactor. With the introduction of urgent protective action planning zones that have a radius of 30 kilometers from nuclear power plants, many residents have been asking how far away from the plant and how high above sea level various areas are. The city decided to install the signs to provide residents with accurate information and help them evacuate during a disaster.
The signs will be placed at the city hall, at all elementary and junior high schools and at JR Fujieda Station and other locations.
"It's a significant step in terms of local residents' peace of mind," Fujieda Mayor Shohei Kitamura said.