Decommissioning of Monju to be decided Dec. 20

Decommissioning of Monju to be decided Dec. 20

File photo taken in September 2016 shows the Monju fast-breeder reactor on the Sea of Japan coast. The government will decide as soon as Dec. 20 to scrap the reactor. The Monju project has been plagued with a series of safety problems and has come under fire for being too costly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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