Staff writer
KYOTO -- Power utility officials from six countries convened here Wednesday to discuss issues related to public trust, renewing questions over Japan's controversial fast-breeder reactor program, which the government counts on as a key source of energy in the future.
During the so-called E7 conference, Isamu Miyazaki, chairman of Kansai Electric Power Co., defended the program, despite the major social distrust it has generated. "The fast-breeder program is important to meet Japan's future energy needs," Miyazaki said at the conference.
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