Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (far L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after telling two Cabinet ministers he will accept a central government plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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