Kansai Electric plans to store spent nuclear fuel off Wakayama

Kansai Electric plans to store spent nuclear fuel off Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21 shows waters off Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. Kansai Electric Power Co. is considering building a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel there, sources close to the plan said the same day. The company's Gobo thermal power plant is on the top.

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