Start of nuke fuel-reprocessing plant delayed again

Start of nuke fuel-reprocessing plant delayed again

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Senior Executive Vice President Junichi Ishihara (rear R) conveys to Susumu Hashimoto (foreground), deputy in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014, a plan to push back the inauguration date for a nuclear fuel-reprocessing plant to March 2016, the 22nd delay.

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