Niigata village says no to MOX fuel use at nuke plant

Niigata village says no to MOX fuel use at nuke plant

KARIWA, Japan - Opponents of a Tokyo Electric Power Co. plan to use plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel at a nuclear power plant in Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, rejoice May 27 after a majority of village residents rejected the plan in Japan's first plebiscite on the issue the same day.

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