JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

November 14 1997

Press Release Concerning the Sixth 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 Hamaoka nuclear power station, operated by Chubu Electric Company in Shizuoka prefecture, was completed today.


Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 9:48. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 10:04, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 12:04. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 12:11. The total number of the containers received today was 60 containers(480 drums), for an aggregate total of 100 containers(800 drums).


[Reference]
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1997 is 11200 drums(in 6 intakes).
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 99040 drums(in 58 intakes).


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