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Scandal Erupts Over Japan's Radioactive Nuclear Waste: Moxie or Muddle?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

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TOKYO – It was supposed to help revive Japan's troubled nuclear program – and curb the country's heavy reliance on energy imports. But as Tokyo considers long-term plans to switch to an experimental, recycled nuclear fuel, it is also facing new allegations that officials misled the public in the past about less pricey alternatives.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 2 , Issue 7 , July 2004 , e12
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