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Gov't body plans to dispose of uranium-contaminated soil in U.S.

TOTTORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute plans to ship soil contaminated with uranium from Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture, to the United States for disposal, informed sources said June 12. Of the 3,000 cubic meters of contaminated soil (covered by a blue sheet in the photo taken in June 2002) in the town's Katamo district, 290 cubic meters, with a relatively high surface radiation level, will be shipped to the U.S., the sources said. (Kyodo)