Fukushima Gov. indicates accepting radioactive waste storage

Fukushima Gov. indicates accepting radioactive waste storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato, governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, attends a meeting on Aug. 29, 2014, at the prefectural office. Sato indicated his acceptance of a central government plan to store radioactive waste from radiation decontamination operations following the March 2011 nuclear disaster in the prefecture.

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