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Genkai, Japan: Cattle farmer Hiroshi Nakayama has grown up with nuclear power in Genkai, a town with a population of less than 5,000.
The 56-year-old raises 2,000 head of Kuroge Wagyu cattle, selling the best of them as premium and highly sought-after Saga beef.
Although his hometown in southern Kyushu island may one day become the final destination for Japan’s nuclear waste, he is not worried about the impact on his business.
The review began last month to assess whether Genkai, a roughly 50-year-old nuclear power plant, is suitable as the country’s first radioactive waste treatment facility.
“Given Japan’s technology, I don’t think there will be any environmental pollution. Some people say it’s dangerous, but no one has died from the nuclear power plant,” Mr Nakayama told CNA.
“The disposal has to happen somewhere. We can’t say no. If not, where?” he added.
Genkai residents like him have traditionally supported nuclear power because of its benefits such as cheaper electricity costs compared with the national average.
Many of them make a living by farming and fishing in the seaside town of Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan.
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