Donen closes after 31 years of operation

Donen closes after 31 years of operation

An employee of Japan's semigovernmental Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp. (Donen) holds the organization's signboard removed from the wall Sept. 30 as it closes operations the same day following a series of nuclear accidents and cover-ups. The Tokyo-based Donen, established in 1967 to develop nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel recycling systems, will be replaced Oct. 1 by a new entity, the Japan Cycle Development Institute.

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  • ILEA001077776
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  • 1998/9/30 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1998 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 2457 pixel
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