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December 03, 2014

Japan Uncertain About Its Growing Nuclear Waste
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2014
A nuclear waste recycling plant in Rokkasho, Japan, was supposed to start operating back in 1996, but is yet to open, Foreign Policy said. Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL), the owner of the project, announced on October 31 that the plant would not be open earlier than March 2016. This is already the twenty-first time the company has postponed the launch of the plant. The most recent delay in Rokkasho was due to the fact that Japan has changed a number of its policies regarding nuclear safet ... read more

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