China city suspends search for nuclear fuel facility
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A city in eastern China city has suspended preliminary work on selecting a site for a nuclear fuel reprocessing facility following days of protests by area residents.
A one sentence notice posted Wednesday on the website of the Lianyungang city government offered no details on longer-term plans.
The three days of protest that preceded the announcement underscored a growing willingness by the public to oppose projects from petrochemical plants to garbage incinerators seen as threatening lives and property.
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The city government had earlier responded to the weekend demonstrations in a downtown square with an announcement that plans for the nuclear project were in early stages and no location had been confirmed.
The police responded to new protests Tuesday with a ban on unauthorized public gatherings and call to disregard rumors.