Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - Toshio Okazaki (L), chief of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, and Kazuo Mukai, head of the agency's Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor, shake hands wrapping up a press conference in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after more than 14 years of suspension. (Kyodo)

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