Rokkasho [village] - Rokkasho

Japanese: 六ヶ所[村] - ろっかしょ

A village in Kamikita District, eastern Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture. It is long and narrow from north to south, with the northern part occupying the eastern slope of the Shimokita Hills, and the central and southern parts of the village being home to many lakes and marshes, including Lake Ogawara, Obuchi Numa, and Takahoko Numa. It is one of the prefecture's leading dairy farming areas. It is the base of the Mutsu Ogawara Development Project, which began in earnest in 1971, and an oil storage facility began operation in 1983. In 1984, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan proposed to Aomori Prefecture and the village to set up three nuclear fuel cycle facilities, which began operation in 1992. Facilities related to the nuclear fuel cycle business include the High Level Radioactive Waste Storage Management Center, the Uranium Enrichment Plant, the Low Level Radioactive Waste Burial Center, and the Reprocessing Plant. There is also the Japan Nuclear Fuel Promotion Center. Mutsu Ogawara Port is designated as an important port. The Shimokita Peninsula Longitudinal Road is currently under construction (partially opened in 2004). The Great East Japan Earthquake caused damage in the village, covering an area of 252.68 ^km2 and a population of 11,095 (2010).
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Japanese:

青森県下北半島東部，上北郡の村。南北に細長く，北部は下北丘陵の東斜面を占め，中部・南部は小川原湖，尾駮(おぶち)沼，鷹架(たかほこ)沼など湖沼が多い。県内有数の酪農地帯。1971年より本格化したむつ小川原開発の拠点であり，1983年石油備蓄基地が操業開始。1984年電気事業連合会が青森県および同村に原子燃料サイクル３施設の立地を申し入れ，1992年以降順次操業を開始。原子燃料サイクル事業の関連施設は，高レベル放射性廃棄物貯蔵管理センター，ウラン濃縮工場，低レベル放射性廃棄物埋設センター，および再処理工場。ほかに原燃PRセンターがある。むつ小川原港は重要港湾に指定。また，下北半島縦貫道路が事業計画中（2004年一部開通）。東日本大震災で，村内において被害が発生。252.68km²。１万1095人（2010）。
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