Waste Management

Japan / Northern Town Of Suttsu Considers Deep Geologic Repository

By David Dalton
17 August 2020

Residents are expected to oppose the move, local press reports say
Northern Town Of Suttsu Considers Deep Geologic Repository
Industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama: ‘we are receiving inquiries from several municipalities’.
The town of Suttsu in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido is considering becoming the first municipality in Japan to allow a government study to determine whether it is a suitable site for deep-underground high-level radioactive nuclear waste repository.

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