- Horonobe, Hokkaidō
nihongo|Horonobe|幌延町|Horonobe-chō is a town located in Teshio District, Rumoi, Hokkaidō,
Japan .As of
2008 , the town has an estimatedpopulation of 2,702 and a density of 4.82 persons per km². The total area is 574.27 km².As of 2007, Horonobe was being researched by the
Japan Atomic Energy Agency to evaluate its suitability for use as adeep geological repository for Japan's spentnuclear fuel . Analysis includes consideration of 10,000 years or more into the future.ee also
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Yucca Mountain - theUnited States ' candidate for a long term repository
*Tōyō, Kōchi - another location considered for a Japanese long term repository
*Nuclear power in Japan External links
* [http://www.town.horonobe.hokkaido.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
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