Japan's industry ministry is seeking to conduct a preliminary survey in Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, to select the city as a potential disposal site for highly radioactive waste, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.The ministry is expected to approach the municipality with the plan, according to the source. Hitachiomiya would become the fifth location for such a preliminary survey if it accepts the plan.The selection process involves three stages spanning around 20 years.The preliminary survey, the first stage, takes about two years and participating municipalities can receive up to 2 billion yen ($13 million) in subsidies.The process can begin either when municipalities apply or when the government seeks their consent. Hitachiomiya is the second site eyed by …