Septembre 2016 / The Japan Times

Japan on verge of scrapping Monju fast-breeder reactor

Kyodo Sep 13, 2016

The government is making final arrangements to scrap the trouble-prone Monju fast-breeder reactor after determining it will never obtain public support for a restart, government sources said Tuesday.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority urged the education and science ministry, which oversees the reactor, in November to replace the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency with a new entity to improve safety and management of the project.

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