It is feasible for the town of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture to host an interim storage facility for spent fuel from nuclear power plants, Chugoku Electric Power said Friday.
The focal point now is whether the town will decide to accept the construction.
In a meeting at the Kaminoseki municipal office Friday morning, Chugoku Electric Managing Executive Officer Satoshi Osedo informed Tetsuo Nishi, mayor of the town, of the result of its feasibility study conducted at the planned construction site, saying that "no problems have been found on setting up the storage facility" in the town.
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