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TOKYO, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Water containing plutonium and other
radioactive materials has been leaked at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in
northern Japan, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday, quoting its operator.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said there was no impact seen outside the plant,
which was located in Rokkasho, Aomori prefecture. The reprocessing plant started
its trial run on March 31.
The Rokkasho plant is designed to turn spent nuclear fuel into plutonium
for making nuclear power plant fuel. Enditem
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