Accident halts work to ship soil containing uranium to U.S.

Accident halts work to ship soil containing uranium to U.S.

TOTTORI, Japan - The governmental Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute suspended work to ship soil containing uranium ore from Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture, to the United States for disposal on Aug. 29, after a bag containing the soil fell from a vehicle during transportation on the same day. (Kyodo)

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