The municipal assembly of Genkai in Saga Prefecture has given the go-ahead for the town to request a preliminary survey by the state to gauge its suitability to host an underground disposal site for highly radioactive waste. The Genkai assembly is the first in the country hosting a nuclear plant…
If the mayor gives the green light, the Saga Prefecture town that hosts Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s four-reactor Genkai Nuclear Power Station will receive up to 2 billion yen ($12.9 million) in state subsidies for allowing the survey, Three local associations in the construction, restaurant and accommodation sectors submitted separate requests for the survey to…