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1980 |
March
1 |
Japan
Nuclear Fuel Service Limited was established. |
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1984 |
July
24 |
The
Federation of Electric Power Companies requested
the establishment of 3 nuclear fuel cycle facilities
in the Mutsuogawara Industrial Park to Aomori
prefecture, and Rokkasho village. |
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1985 |
March
1 |
Japan
Nuclear Fuel Industry Limited was established. |
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April
18 |
Governor
of Aomori prefecture and Mayor of Rokkasho village
accepted the request of The Federation of Electric
Power Companies. |
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April
18 |
"The
Basic Agreement about Cooperation in the Establishment
of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities" was concluded
with Aomori prefecture and Rokkasho village. |
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1987 |
May
26 |
Applied
licence for the approval to uranium enrichment
business. |
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1988 |
April
27 |
Applied
licence for the approval to low-level, radioactive
waste disposal business. |
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August
10 |
Approval
was granted on uranium enrichment business. |
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October
14 |
Construction
of the Uranium Enrichment Plant started. |
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1989 |
March
30 |
Applied
licence for the reprocessing business and for
the wastes management business. |
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1990 |
November
15 |
Approval
was granted on low-level radioactive waste disposal
business. |
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November
30 |
Construction
of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center
started. |
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1991 |
September
20 |
ROKKASHO
VISITORS CENTER opened. |
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1992 |
January
22 |
Merger
agreement was signed between Japan Nuclear Fuel
Service Limited and Japan Nuclear Fuel Industry
Limited. |
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March
27 |
The
Uranium Enrichment Plant started operation. |
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April
3 |
Approval
was granted on waste management business. |
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May
6 |
Construction
of the High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Center
started. |
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July
1 |
Japan
Nuclear Fuel Service Limited and Japan Nuclear
Fuel Industry Limited merged to create Japan Nuclear
Fuel Limited. |
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December
8 |
The
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Center started operation. |
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December
24 |
Approval
was granted on reprocessing business. |
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1993 |
April
28 |
Construction
of the Reprocessing Plant started. |
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1995 |
April
26 |
The
High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Center started
operation. |
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1999 |
December
3 |
Official
start of spent fuel receipt and storage. |
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2000 |
November
20 |
JNFL
announced to be the main party of the Mox fuel
fabrication. |
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2001 |
August
24 |
JNFL
requested cooperation for the establishment of
MOX Fabrication Plant to Aomori prefecture and
Rokkasho village. |
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2002 |
November
1 |
The
Chemical Test started at the Reprocessing Plant. |
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2003 |
June
1 |
Headquarters
was moved to Rokkasho village from Aomori city. |
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June
6 |
JNFL
established "J-Tech" a subsidiary company
for maintenance of machinery and equipment. |
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2004 |
December
21 |
The
Uranium Test was started at the Reprocessing Plant. |
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2005 |
April
19 |
"The
Basic Cooperation Agreement for location of MOX
Fuel Fabrication Plant" concluded with Aomori
prefecture and Rokkasho village. |
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April 20 |
Applied licence
for the approval to MOX fuel fabrication business. |
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2006 |
March
29 |
"The
Agreement regarding the assurance of safety and
presentation of the environment of the surrounding
area relative to the receiving and the storage
of spent fuel and the handling of Spent Fuel for
Active Test" concluded with Aomori prefecture
and Rokkasho village. |
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March
31 |
"The
Agreement regarding the assurance of safety and
presentation of the environment of the surrounding
area relative to the receiving and the storage
of spent fuel and the handling of Spent Fuel for
Active Test" concluded with the adjoining
municipalities of Misawa city, Tohoku town, Higashidori
village, Yokohama town and Noheji town. |
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March
31 |
The Active Test
(the final commissioning test) was started at
the Reprocessing Plant. |
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2010 |
May
13 |
Approval was granted
on MOX fuel fabrication business. |
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