Mito – Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa has said that he has no intention of consenting to proceed to a preliminary survey, the second stage of the three-tier selection process for choosing a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
“I don’t plan to give my approval” for such a survey, the governor told a news conference Friday. “My position will not change,” he added, also ruling out the possibility of hosting such a facility.
The remarks came after Sadayuki Suzuki, mayor of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki, announced Wednesday that his city will accept a literature survey, the first stage of the selection process.
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