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Uranium
Enrichment Division |
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18tons
of UF6
of enriched uranium were produced in the current fiscal
year.
In order to develop
higher performance centrifuges, we have been carrying
out various tests and assessment of new centrifuges since
2000, which will be launched in 2010. |
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Reprocessing
Division |
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Currently,
the reprocessing plant is in the stage of "Final
Commissioning-Test" and planned to complete its construction
in October 2010. |
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Meanwhile,
we received 25tons of spent fuel in the current fiscal
year, and 3,190tons of spent fuel in total are stored
up now. |
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Vitrified
Waste Storage Division |
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1,338
canisters from France has been received.
Additional storage facility
is now under construction. |
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Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Disposal Division |
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1,440
waste packages were received during the current fiscal
year, up to now total of 221,427 drums has been disposed.
Also, we are planning
to construct the sub-surface disposal of the relatively
higher level LLW. Geological investigations were completed
in March 2006. |
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MOX
Fuel Fabrication Division |
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On
April 20, 2005, a license application for MOX fuel fabrication
business was submitted to the government. Currently, safety
assessment is in progress. |
