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Monazite owners ditch plan to store mineral in Chiba

TOKYO, Japan - A trailer truck carrying 13.1 tons of monazite, a mineral containing low levels of radioactivity, is parked at the yard of the the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on July 11 after the cargo owners were forced to give up unloading in Shiba Prefecture in the face of stiff opposition from local authorities.

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Monazite moved to gov't research center

URAWA, Japan - Workers load a truck with drums containing monazite at a warehouse of a computer store in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The low-level radioactive mineral is part of 20 tons found stored in various locations in Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Nagano, Mie and Gifu prefectures. It will be transported to the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, an affiliate of the Science and Technology Agency, in Wako, Saitama Prefecture.

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Monazite moved to gov't research center

URAWA, Japan - Workers load a truck with drums containing monazite at a warehouse of a computer store in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The low-level radioactive mineral is part of 20 tons found stored in various locations in Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Nagano, Mie and Gifu prefectures. It will be transported to the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, an affiliate of the Science and Technology Agency, in Wako, Saitama Prefecture.