石破首相、１４日に福島原発視察

　石破茂首相は１４日に福島県を訪れ、東京電力福島第１原発を視察する。同原発視察は首相就任後初めて。首相が１３日の参院予算委員会で明らかにした。
　首相は原発事故に伴う風評被害に懸念を示し、「（県内を）極力丁寧に回らせていただきたい」と強調。帰還困難区域や、原発事故に伴う放射性物質の除染で生じた「除去土壌」を一時保管する中間貯蔵施設を視察する考えも示した。自民党の星北斗氏への答弁。（2024/12/13-20:25）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he will visit Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Saturday.
   It will be the first time for Ishiba to visit the meltdown-hit plant since he took office in October.
   Speaking at the day's meeting of the House of Councillors Budget Committee, Ishiba expressed concerns about harmful rumors related to the March 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 plant and said, "I would like to make a careful tour (of the prefecture)."
   He also indicated his intention to visit the so-called difficult-to-return zone set up due to strong radiation from the nuclear accident, as well as an interim storage facility for temporarily storing soil created by decontamination work.