A test-run is due to resume in mid-January at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.
In late December, Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura gave a nod to safety measures at the prefecture’s nuclear facilities. This effectively became a go-ahead signal for Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. to restart the trial operation.
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The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 plant led to the current government policy to review the nuclear fuel cycle (…)