Fukui governor OKs remodeling Monju nuclear power reactor

Fukui governor OKs remodeling Monju nuclear power reactor

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa said Feb. 6 he has approved a plan to retool the troubled Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor (photo taken August 2004), paving the way for resumption of the power generation facility's operation following a 1995 sodium leak accident.

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