The Japan TimesJapan still faces a tough road ahead over the construction of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, whose completion date has been moved back 27 times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/japan-nuclear-fuel-reprocessing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #rokkasho #japannuclearfuel #nra #aomori
The completion of Japan Nuclear Fuel's nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, which has been postponed numerous times, could be achieved next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/japan/nuclear-fuel-reprocessing-plant-construction-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rokkasho #aomori #japannuclearfuel #nuclearenergy
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"Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant faces new 2-year delay"
Asahi: https://shrtm.nu/fSp2
"The completion of a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture will be delayed by two years, the 26th postponement since the project started three decades ago.
The project’s price tag has now shot up to an estimated 14.4 trillion yen ($108.4 billion)"
26th delay, $108.4 billion cost.
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Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant faces new 2-year delay | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
The completion of a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture will be delayed by two years, the 26th postponement since the project started three decades ago.