December 21, 2016 (Mainichi Japan)
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese government formally decided Wednesday to decommission the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in western Japan's Fukui Prefecture, which has barely operated over the past two decades despite its envisioned key role in the country's nuclear fuel recycling policy.
The decision in a ministerial meeting Wednesday, concluding a process that has included discussion of Japan's overall fast-reactor (…)