Japanese utility Chugoku Electric Power has found a site in Kaminoseki Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, southern Japan, to be technically feasible for the construction of an interim spent fuel storage facility, following the results of a year-long feasibility study.

According to the Tokyo-based Japan Atomic Industry Forum (Jaif) industry group, the utility said that “there are no technical issues that cannot be addressed”. It has submitted its report to Kaminoseki local authorities, Jaif said.