Probe into water leak at nuclear waste site begins in Rokkasho

Probe into water leak at nuclear waste site begins in Rokkasho

ROKKASHO, Japan, Jan. 15 Kyodo - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. officials work on their terminals to check whether water is leaking from a pool at its nuclear waste storage facility in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture on Jan. 15.

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