Rokkasho, Aomori
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Rokkasho (六ヶ所村; Rokkashomura) is a village located in Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 12,134 and a population density of 47.96 persons per km². The total area of the village is 253.01 km².
Rokkasho was a candidate to host the plasma fusion reactor ITER, but lost out to Cadarache, France.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited has a uranium-enrichment plant in Rokkasho.
[edit] External links
- Rokkasho official website in Japanese with versions in other languages
- English version of official website
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In May, 2006 an international awareness campaign about the dangers of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant was launched by Ryuichi Sakamoto, with a home at www.stop-rokkasho.org.
