You are here:
  1. The Asahi Shimbun Digital
  2. News
  3. English
  4. News/Features
  5.  article

Ministry to amend law to bury nuclear waste without reprocessing

BY TORU NAKAGAWA STAFF WRITER

2012/08/26

Printopen the story for print

Share Article このエントリをはてなブックマークに追加 Yahoo!ブックマークに登録 このエントリをdel.icio.usに登録 このエントリをlivedoorクリップに登録 このエントリをBuzzurlに登録

photoJapan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.'s spent fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

The industry ministry plans to amend legislation to allow for "direct disposal" of spent nuclear fuel, a move away from the nation's problem-plagued goal of creating a full nuclear fuel cycle, sources said.

検索フォーム


朝日新聞購読のご案内

Advertise

The Asahi Shimbun Asia Network
  • Up-to-date columns and reports on pressing issues indispensable for mutual understanding in Asia. [More Information]
  • Why don't you take pen in hand and send us a haiku or two. Haiku expert David McMurray will evaluate your submission. [More Information]