At least 3,100 tons of unregistered radioactive waste is being stored in temporary depots across Japan The toxic waste lacks proper registration because local officials are reluctant to report it. RT reports: Tons of contaminated soil as well as other radioactive garbage are being stored at temporary depots across the country, Japanese NHK TV-Channel reports. The level of radiation at the storage sites is higher than 8,000 Becquerels per kilogram, while the norm is 10 Becquerels per kilogram. NHK gathered the data by questioning local administrations of the Ibaraki, Iwate, Miyagi, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Fukushima prefectures. The largest quantity of nuclear waste is said to be stored in the city of Kurihara in the Miyagi prefecture. According to Japanese law, local authorities must report to the government about the nuclear materials stored in their prefectures. They have not done so for five years, however, for the fear of negative publicity. Should the toxic waste be officially registered, local authorities will be told to build permanent storage facilities, which they fear may affect the attractiveness of their regions to investors. The meltdown of the reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was triggered by a disastrous earthquake followed by a [...]