(3)Test run of nuke fuel reprocessing plant begins in Rokkasho

(3)Test run of nuke fuel reprocessing plant begins in Rokkasho

AOMORI, Japan - Protestors gather in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 21 as Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. began an initial test run of its nuclear fuel reprocessing plant there using depleted uranium.

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