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1980 |
March 1 |
Japan Nuclear Fuel Service Limited was established. |
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1984 |
July 24 |
The Federation of Electric Power Companies requested the establishment
of 3 nuclear fuel cycle facilities in the Mutsuogawara Industrial Park
to Aomori prefecture, and Rokkasho village. |
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1985 |
March 1 |
Japan Nuclear Fuel Industry Limited was established. |
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April 18 |
Governor of Aomori prefecture and Mayor of Rokkasho village accepted the
request of The Federation of Electric Power Companies. |
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April 18 |
"The Basic Agreement about Cooperation in the Establishment of Nuclear
Fuel Cycle Facilities" was concluded with Aomori prefecture and Rokkasho
village. |
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1987 |
May 26 |
Applied licence for the approval to uranium enrichment business. |
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1988 |
April 27 |
Applied licence for the approval to low-level, radioactive waste disposal
business. |
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August 10 |
Approval was granted on uranium enrichment business. |
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October 14 |
Construction of the Uranium Enrichment Plant started. |
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1989 |
March 30 |
Applied licence for the reprocessing business and for the wastes management
business. |
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1990 |
November 15 |
Approval was granted on low-level radioactive waste disposal business. |
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November 30 |
Construction of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center started. |
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1991 |
September 20 |
ROKKASHO VISITORS CENTER opened. |
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1992 |
January 22 |
Merger agreement was signed between Japan Nuclear Fuel Service Limited
and Japan Nuclear Fuel Industry Limited. |
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March 27 |
The Uranium Enrichment Plant started operation. |
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April 3 |
Approval was granted on waste management business. |
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May 6 |
Construction of the High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Center started. |
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July 1 |
Japan Nuclear Fuel Service Limited and Japan Nuclear Fuel Industry Limited
merged to create Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited. |
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December 8 |
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Center started operation. |
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December 24 |
Approval was granted on reprocessing business. |
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1993 |
April 28 |
Construction of the Reprocessing Plant started. |
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1995 |
April 26 |
The High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Center started operation. |
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1999 |
December 3 |
Official start of spent fuel receipt and storage. |
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2000 |
November 20 |
JNFL announced to be the main party of the Mox fuel fabrication. |
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2001 |
August 24 |
JNFL requested cooperation for the establishment of MOX Fabrication Plant
to Aomori prefecture and Rokkasho village. |
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2002 |
November 1 |
The Chemical Test started at the Reprocessing Plant. |
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2003 |
June 1 |
Headquarters was moved to Rokkasho village from Aomori city. |
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June 6 |
JNFL established "J-Tech" a subsidiary company for maintenance
of machinery and equipment. |
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2004 |
December 21 |
The Uranium Test was started at the Reprocessing Plant. |
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2005 |
April 19 |
"The Basic Cooperation Agreement for location of MOX Fuel Fabrication
Plant" concluded with Aomori prefecture and Rokkasho village. |
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April 20 |
Applied licence for the approval to MOX fuel fabrication business. |
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2006 |
March 29 |
"The Agreement regarding the assurance of safety and presentation
of the environment of the surrounding area relative to the receiving and
the storage of spent fuel and the handling of Spent Fuel for Active Test"
concluded with Aomori prefecture and Rokkasho village. |
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March 31 |
"The Agreement regarding the assurance of safety and presentation
of the environment of the surrounding area relative to the receiving and
the storage of spent fuel and the handling of Spent Fuel for Active Test"
concluded with the adjoining municipalities of Misawa city, Tohoku town,
Higashidori village, Yokohama town and Noheji town. |
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March 31 |
The Active Test (the final commissioning test) was started at the Reprocessing
Plant. |
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