Rokkasho and a hard place.

The article discusses the Rokkasho nuclear power plant in Aomori, Japan. It examines the plant's place in the Japanese government's policy on nuclear energy and goal to reduce atomic energy, noting that plans are underway to start reprocessing nuclear waste at Rokkasho to fuel the country's nuclear power plants through 2050. Other topics covered include the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, finance for the plant, and Japan's international relations.