Japan city forgoes applying for government survey on nuclear waste site

The mayor of Tsushima in southwestern Japan said Wednesday he has decided against applying to the state for a preliminary survey to gauge the island city's suitability to host an underground disposal site for highly radioactive waste from nuclear power generation.The decision comes in contrast with the local assembly's approval earlier this month of a request filed by proponents urging the city to accept the survey."There is insufficient consensus among the public," Mayor Naoki Hitakatsu said at a city assembly session, with some fearing the potential impact on tourism and primary industrie…READ FULL ARTICLE