Fukui Gov. Nishikawa rejects Monju decommission plan

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (upper R) attends a meeting with the central government in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2016. Nishikawa refused to accept the government plan to decommission the Monju fast-breeder reactor in the Sea of Japan coastal prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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