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Hokkaido town mayor backing nuclear waste survey re-elected
Haruo Kataoka won a seventh term supporting drilling surveys for nuclear waste disposal despite local opposition and pending prefectural approval, reflecting cautious progress.
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Hokkaido Town Mayor Backing N-Waste Survey Re-Elected
The town has completed the first-stage literature survey in the disposal site selection process. Kataoka advocates moving forward to the next-stage survey that involves drilling work to examine the strata. Ogushi, on the other hand, opposes the move.
·Japan
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Japan’s nuclear waste debate takes key turn as pro-nuclear mayor wins
The election marks the first time a local leader has faced voters after completing the survey, the initial stage in identifying a permanent disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
·Singapore
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