茨城县日立市——茨城县日立市市长周三表示，该市将接受针对全国核电站高放射性废物最终处置场选址的文献调查。
Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref. – The mayor of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture said Wednesday that the city would accept a literature survey for choosing a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in the country.
“经过反复慎重考虑，我决定接受”这项调查，铃木贞行在市政府举行的新闻发布会上表示。
“After repeated careful consideration, I’ve decided to accept” the survey, Sadayuki Suzuki told a press conference held at the city government office.
铃木称，核废物的最终处置是“国家面临的紧迫任务”。“作为地方政府，为国家政策做出贡献将具有极其重要的意义。”日立市是继北海道最北端的津轻市和上内村、西南部的佐贺县玄界町以及东京的远端岛屿南鸟岛之后，全国第五个接受文献调查的地点。日立市是本州岛首个同意接受该调查的城市。
The final disposal of nuclear waste is “a pressing task for the country,” Suzuki said. “Contributing to the national policy as a municipality will be extremely meaningful.”Hitachiomiya is the fifth site in the country to accept a literature survey, after the town of Suttsu and the village of Kamoenai, both in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the town of Genkai in the southwestern prefecture of Saga and Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island. The Ibaraki city is the first in the country’s Honshu main island to agree to the survey.
每个接受文献调查的地方政府将获得最高20亿日元（约合1260万美元）的国家补贴。文献调查是确定最终处置场选址的三阶段流程中的第一阶段。
Up to ¥2 billion ($12.6 million) in state subsidies will be provided to each municipality that accepts a literature survey, the first stage of the three-tier process to choose a final disposal site. For Hitachiomiya, whose population is decreasing, “the major national project may become a solid foundation for the city’s existence,” Suzuki said.
对于人口持续减少的日立市而言，铃木表示，“这一国家级重大项目可能成为该市存续的坚实基础”。
“The survey may be something that would bring misfortune for opposing residents but would be an opportunity for those in favor,” the mayor said.
市长称，“这项调查可能对持反对意见的居民带来不幸，但对支持者来说则是一个机会”。他补充道：“我们没有权利剥夺后代的选择权。”
“We have no right to deprive future generations of choices,” he added. While the city has not held any briefing sessions for its residents, Suzuki vowed to provide in-depth explanations during the two-year period for the literature survey.
尽管该市尚未为居民举办任何说明会，但铃木承诺将在为期两年的文献调查期间提供深入的解释。
He indicated that the city should adopt some kind of process, such as a local referendum, if it hopes to move to the second-stage preliminary investigation after the literature survey.
他指出，如果希望在进行文献调查后进入第二阶段的初步调查，该市应采取某种程序，例如地方公投。
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa expressed his gratitude for Hitachiomiya’s decision.
周三，工业大臣赤泽良成在接受记者采访时表示，他对日立宫市作出的决定表示感谢。“我们希望继续努力，扩大接受这项文献调查的地区范围，”他说。
“We hope to continue working on increasing areas accepting the literature survey,” he said. Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa said in a statement released on the day that the prefectural government has “nothing in particular to say” about Hitachiomiya’s decision.
茨城县知事及川和彦在当天发布的声明中表示，县政府对日立宫市的决定“没有特别的意见”。今年8月底，工业省曾要求日立宫市接受这项调查。
At the end of August, the industry ministry requested Hitachiomiya to accept the survey. On Tuesday, Suzuki held talks with Akazawa.
周二，铃木与赤泽良成进行了会谈。在听取了关于信息共享机制（该机制旨在防止声誉受损）的相关说明后，铃木表示自己之前的担忧“几乎已经消除”。这项文献调查主要基于地质图等资料对火山和活断层进行分析；钻探工作属于第二阶段的初步调查内容，而地下设施的建设则属于第三阶段的详细调查环节。整个调查过程预计需要大约20年的时间。
After receiving an explanation about information sharing to prevent reputational damage, Suzuki said that concerns that he previously had were “almost resolved.”The literature survey involves analyses of volcanos and active faults based on geological maps and other materials. Drilling work is conducted in the second-stage preliminary investigation, and an underground facility is constructed in the final-stage detailed investigation. The entire process is believed to take about 20 years.