Reprocessed nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

Reprocessed nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

AOMORI, Japan - A shipping cask containing vitrified radioactive waste is lifted by crane from a freighter at Mutsu Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The nuclear waste from fuel used in Japanese plants was transported back to Japan after being reprocessed in Britain, the first shipment of its kind to arrive from the country. (Kyodo)

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