Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plan

Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plan

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference on March 28 that Japan's first plant to extract plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel for reprocessing has cleared the last hurdle for a test run. He said the village of Rokkasho in the prefecture, which hosts the plant, will sign the necessary safety agreement for trial operations with plant operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (Kyodo)

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