Processed nuclear waste arrives in Japan

Processed nuclear waste arrives in Japan

ROKKASHO VILLAGE, Japan - The British cargo ship Pacific Swan carrying vitrified high-level radioactive waste is berthed at Mutsu-Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 20. The cargo comprising eight containers of 192 vitrified blocks has been reprocessed by French nuclear fuel company COGEMA and is to be delivered to a storage facility in the village.

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