六ヶ所村
alternative words: Rokkashomura village, Rokkasho mura, Rokkasho-mura, Rokkashomura, Rokkasho
keywords:
research center
,
town
related topics:
Aomori Prefecture
related web sites:
http://hello.net.pref.aomori.jp/rokkasho/
explanation: Located in the east of Aomori Prefecture, this tranquil village on the Pacific coast became suddenly notorious when the central government had decided to build there the first nuclear fuel processing plant in Japan. The plant began to operate in 1992 despite of a huge opposition of environmentalists.
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