Yamaguchi Town Mayor Pushing Spent N-Fuel Facility Re-elected
Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Kaminoseki Mayor Tetsuo Nishi, who is in favor of the town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, hosting an interim storage facility for spent fuel from nuclear power plants, won re-election on Sunday. The election was the first mayoral poll in Kaminoseki since a plan to build such a facility in the town emerged in 2023. After starting ...
Kaminoseki, a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, witnessed the re-election of Mayor Tetsuo Nishi on Sunday. Nishi, who has advocated for the town to host an interim storage facility for spent fuel from nuclear power plants, secured victory in the first mayoral poll since the proposal emerged in 2023. At 79, Nishi began his first term as mayor in 2022 and accepted a survey required for the storage facility's construction the following year.
The survey was proposed by Chugoku Electric Power Co. as the company's preparatory work for a nuclear power plant in the town was on hold.
During the campaign, Nishi emphasized the importance of accepting the spent nuclear fuel facility, arguing that state subsidies related to nuclear power would aid in funding the town's child-rearing and resident welfare measures. Koji Hara, a 54-year-old sole proprietor who lost the election against Nishi, accused him of creating a rift among town residents over nuclear policies.
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