(3) Monju nuclear reactor in Tsuruga

(3) Monju nuclear reactor in Tsuruga

TSURUGA, Japan - Science and Technology Agency Director General Tadamori Oshima (L) inspects Japan's prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, the site of a coolant leakage accident that shut down the facility in 1995. Photo was taken on Nov. 26, 2000. (Kyodo)

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