I have learned that technology for the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle has already been well developed, but it still does not seem to be working well.

I hope that the solutions will be realized as soon as possible. Especially, the location for final disposal of nuclear wastes must be determined as soon as possible, and this is really a responsibility of the National Government to determine the location for the final disposal.

Not only Japan, but almost all countries including Germany, USA, Britain, and Russia, have not yet decided the location for final disposal, excepting Finland and Sweden. This decision must be made irrespective of whether nuclear power stations are to be continued.