(Source: JAIF – Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc) Government Takes Initiative on Selecting HLW Geological Disposal Sites On May 22, a meeting of the cabinet ministers of the Japanese government decided on a new national policy concerning the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Stepping away from the previous approach that relied on applications from individual municipalities to become site candidates, a new mechanism will be introduced whereby the government will take the initiative in identifying scientifically "suitable" or "promising" candidate disposal sites, taking care to avoid such issues as volcanoes and active faults. The move represents the…
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Government Takes Initiative on Selecting HLW Geological Disposal Sites (JAIF – Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc)
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