Fear of radioactive contamination has stoked strong opposition from residents in areas that would need to accept rubble – even when the rubble is from areas nowhere near Fukushima. In addition, although incineration greatly decreases the volume of waste, the concentration of radioactive cesium has been increasing over the past year, making it difficult to find suitable final disposal sites.
但重建工作进展缓慢的主要原因是担心被毁的福岛第一核电站的辐射。担心放射性污染导致必须接受废墟地区居民的强烈反对，即使废墟来自原理福岛的地区。此外，尽管焚烧工作极大地减少了垃圾量，但在过去一年中，浓缩放射性铯元素仍然大量增加了，这使得寻找合适最终处理站的工作难上加难。