JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

September 22 1997

Press Release Concerring the Fourth 1997 Intake of Low-Level Radioactive Waste to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Centre in Rokkasho-Mura.


Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited


The final phase of the ongoing intake of Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Fukushima-1 nuclear power station, operated by Tokyo Electric Company in Fukushima prefecture, was completed today.


Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 9:53. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 10:09, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 15:56. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 16:03. The total number of the containers recieved today was 120 containers (960 drums), for an aggregate total of 360 containers (2880 drums).


[Reference]
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1997 is 8960 drums (in 4 intakes).
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 96800 drums (in 56 intakes).


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