July 17 1998

Press Release Concerning the Fourth 1998 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 Power Company in Fukushima prefecture, was completed today. Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 9:54. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 10:10, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 15:16. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 15:23. The total number of the containers received today was 100 containers(800 drums), for an aggregate total of 280 containers(2240 drums).

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The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1998 is 6656 drums(in 4 intakes). The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 114016 drums(in 67 intakes).