Operator submits 30-yr plan to scrap trouble-prone Monju reactor

Operator submits 30-yr plan to scrap trouble-prone Monju reactor

File photo taken in January 2017 shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Japan. Its operator submitted a plan on Dec. 6, 2017 to decommission the trouble-plagued facility over the next 30 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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