EnergyCountry's sole planned reprocessing plant is nearly 30 years behind scheduleFrance's La Hague reprocessing plant suspends spent fuel in a deep pool for five to seven years to reduce radiation. (Photo by Yuya Kakegawa)YUYA KAKEGAWA and SHIMPEI NAKAMURAJuly 8, 2026 04:33 JSTOSAKA/TOKYO -- As Japan begins to restart and build new nuclear power plants, its ability to recycle spent nuclear fuel has emerged as a major challenge, with one power company planning to send fuel to France while a planned domestic processing plant stares down its 28th scheduling revision.
Spent fuel emerges as weak point in Japan's nuclear renaissance
Country's sole planned reprocessing plant is nearly 30 years behind schedule
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