Chinese authorities have canceled the construction of a nuclear fuel processing plant in the southern city of Jiangmen following massive protests against the project, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.
More than 1,000 people took part in a protest Friday in downtown Jiangmen against the uranium processing project in the city of Heshan over fear of radiation leaks.
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