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Monju, the fast breeder nuclear reactor, goes critical (1994)

Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO

FAST BREEDER REACTORS They are sometimes called "dream reactors." The U.S. and France have both suspended their programs, and only Japan continues to push ahead. It is Japan's people, however, who will end up paying the price for this excessive faith in science.

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