{
  "id": 11453380,
  "title": "Ibaraki Won't Accept 2nd-Stage Survey for N-Waste Site: Governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ibaraki-wont-accept-2nd-stage-survey-for-n-waste-site-governor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100200795/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Ibaraki Governor Kazuhiko Oigawa said Friday that he has no intention of consenting to proceed to a preliminary survey, the second stage of the three-tier selection process for choosing a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. \"I don't plan to give my approval\" for such a survey, the governor of the eastern J...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}