Scandal Emerges Over Japan's Nuke Program
Associated Press / July 03, 2004
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.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry acknowledged Saturday that a study it conducted in 1994 showed that reprocessing radioactive waste into a plutonium-uranium fuel would cost twice as much as burying it at a disposal site.
Japan May Review Space Policy to Cover Security
July 4 (Bloomberg) --Japan's government is considering a review of its space program and may include national security and commercial purposes in a plan to be ...
