Nuclear disaster minister Hosono at Monju reactor

Nuclear disaster minister Hosono at Monju reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - Japanese nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (C) visits the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor facility in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 26, 2011. Hosono said the Monju program has come to a ''crossroads,'' indicating the necessity of studying options for operation of the trouble-plagued reactor including scrapping. (Kyodo)

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