JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

November 5 1997

Press Release Concerning the Fifth 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 Takahama nuclear power station, operated by Kansai Electric Company in Fukui prefecture, was completed today.


Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 9:24. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 9:39, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 11:49. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 11:54. The total number of the containers received today was 60 containers(480 drums), for an aggregate total of 180 containers(1440 drums).


[Reference]
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1997 is 10400 drums(in 5 intakes).
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 98240 drums(in 57 intakes).


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