Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage
The reboot highlights a dire problem for the country's nuclear program. Japan is running out of space to store spent nuclear fuel and lacks plans for radioactive waste disposal.
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Asia Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage June 11, 20269:02 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - The operation floor inside the Unit 6 reactor building is pictured during a media tour at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kariwa Village, Niigata prefecture, Japan on Friday, May 1, 2026. Toru Hanai/Pool Bloomberg via AP hide caption toggle caption Toru Hanai/Pool Bloomberg via AP KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Japan has resumed operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is running out of space for spent nuclear fuel and has no viable plans for permanent disposal of the radioactive…
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