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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Talks advance on Japanese role in Wyoming fast reactor project

The Monju fast reactor is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, in May 2021. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with U.S. nuclear start-up TerraPower, LLC on technical cooperation over a next-generation fast reactor development project.

The move paves the way for Japan to maintain and develop its fast reactor-related technology, as a plan involving Monju, a prototype fast reactor in Fukui Prefecture, has been scrapped after a series of accidents and problems were found at the facility.

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