According to Japanese media reports on the 15th, relevant Japanese agencies launched a preliminary investigation on the same day regarding the establishment of a nuclear waste landfill in Hitachi-Omiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, near the capital Tokyo. Kyodo News quoted information from the Japan Atomic Energy Generation Environmental Preparation Agency, which is responsible for nuclear waste disposal. The investigation included checking local land erosion conditions and other conditions based on published geological data such as maps and academic papers to determine whether the area is suitable as a nuclear waste landfill. The preliminary investigation is the first phase of the nuclear waste landfill site selection process and is expected to take two years. There may also be two stages of investigation in the future, and the overall investigation work is expected to take 20 years.

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