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Yamaguchi Mayor Re-elected for Nuclear Facility
Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi wins re-election to push nuclear waste storage plan.
In brief
Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi wins re-election to push nuclear waste storage plan. Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi re-elected to continue hosting interim nuclear fuel storage facility. Originally reported by The Japan Times.
Yamaguchi Mayor Re-elected
Tetsuo Nishi, mayor of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, was reelected on Sunday.
Continuity in Nuclear Policy
Nishi assured continuity in his policy of hosting an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.
First Mayoral Election
The election was the first mayoral poll in Kaminoseki since a plan to build such a facility emerged in 2023.
Survey for Facility
After starting his first term as mayor in 2022, Nishi accepted a survey necessary to construct the storage facility.
Chugoku Electric Power Survey
The survey plan, proposed by Chugoku Electric Power, came at a time when preparatory work for the company's nuclear plant was suspended.
The main idea
Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi re-elected to continue hosting interim nuclear fuel storage facility.
