August 18 1999

Press Release Concerning the Third 1999 Shipment of Low-level Radioactive Waste

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

The third 1999 shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste(LLW) is scheduled to be received at the Rokkasho-Mura Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Centre on 7 September 1999. The LLW is owned by Kyushu Electric Power Company, and will be shipped from its Genkai Nuclear Power Station in Saga prefecture. The shipment will consist of 320 drums, with each drum containing 200 liters of LLW. Unloading and receiving procedures are expected to take one day.