The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan on ... from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture by ship. The fuel will be delivered to the interim storage facility in Mutsu ...

AOMORI--The governor of Aomori is set to sign off on storing spent nuclear fuel in the coastal town of Mutsu in this prefecture, launching Japan’s first non-power plant storage facility.

The Mutsu facility will use metal casks about 5 meters high with double lids to tightly seal in the spent nuclear fuel. A dry method will circulate air to naturally cool the fuel, meaning the ...