power generation must be safely managed. It is therefore necessary to expand the capacity for In selecting a final disposal site, it is necessary to decide on a location where safety of disposal can be adequately secured. GOJ will therefore seek understanding on the site-selection by suggesting a location that is scientifically considered to be better suited and by explaining the geological and environmental characteristics of the site from scientific viewpoints. As it is also important for the local communities concerned to proactively make decision, a mechanism for local consensus building involving residents representing various positions will be created. Furthermore, GOJ will study and implement support measures that contribute to sustainable growth of the region which has accepted construction of a geological disposal site in cooperation with municipalities as a measure to return to the region the benefits brought to the whole society in the form of a solution to a problem shared by the Japanese people. Based on this concept, the most up-to-date scientific knowledge concerning the technical reliability of geological disposal will be periodically and continuously evaluated and reflected in the policy. GOJ will promote study and research on alternative disposal options of spent fuels including direct disposal method. Additionally, research and study on the impact to be produced if retrievability is maintained without closing disposal sites will be implemented in order to identify the specifics of the appropriate state of management of high-level radioactive waste for the period until the closure of disposal sites.