Inspection over planned Fukushima waste disposal sites postponed

Inspection over planned Fukushima waste disposal sites postponed

People in the northeastern Japan town of Kami mount a protest on Aug. 28, 2015, against the government's plan to build a disposal site there for waste from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Government officials postponed the planned inspection at three construction candidate sites, including Kami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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