People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

AOMORI, Japan - People protest at a port in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 22 the arrival of a cargo ship carrying 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel. The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru arrived at Mutsu-Ogawara port near the village of Rokkasho where a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant is being built. The spent nuclear fuel is from a nuclear power station run by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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