JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

December 6 1997

Press Release Concerning the Seventh 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 Fukushima-1 nuclear power station, operated by Tokyo Electric Company in Fukushima prefecture, was completed today.

Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 9:52. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 10:09, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 16:05. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 16:14. The total number of the containers received today was 120 containers(960 drums), for an aggregate total of 360containers(2880 drums).


Reference
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1997 is14080 drums(in 7 intakes).
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 101920 drums(in 59 intakes).


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