JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

December 18 1997

Press Release Concerning the Eighth 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 Onagawa nuclear power station, operated by Tohoku Electric Company in Miyagi prefecture, was completed today.

Overland transport vehicles loaded with LLW began leaving Mutsu-Ogawara port at 13:28. The first vehicle arrived at the centre at 13:42, and the last vehicle was unloaded at 15:40. Intake of the LLW to the centre was officially completed at 15:44. The total number of the containers received today was 57 containers(456 drums), for an aggregate total of 57 containers(456 drums).


Reference
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre in 1997 is 14536 drums(in 8 intakes).
The aggregate number of drums received by the disposal centre so far is 102376 drums(in 60 intakes).


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