Opposition squashes hopes for future tours of the Fukushima Daiichi

Opposition and sensitivities surrounding Fukushima have put an end to plans by a group of individuals in Japan who were hoping to turn the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into a tourist destination. The plan had been for ordinary people to visit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site without wearing radioactive protective suits by 2036 and had been in an early stage of planning.  Members of the group promoting what some have called this "dark tourism" come from various backgrounds including business, journalism, architecture and sociology. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which experienced a triple meltdown triggered by a large tsunami following a magnitude nine-earthquake in March 2011, continues to be the site of a massive clean-up project involving thousands of workers protected by anti-radioactive suits.