Tochigi gov. views candidate site for nuke waste disposal

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Tochigi Governor Tomikazu Fukuda (R in front) examines on Sept. 24, 2014, an area in Shioya, eastern Japan, picked by the government as one of candidate sites for the final disposal of radiation-tainted waste resulting from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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