Press Release Concerning the State of Operation of Centrifuges at the Uranium Enrichment Plant in Rokkasho-Mura

April 26 2000

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

State of operation during the last 3 months (last quarter of the fiscal year, 1999, from 1 January to 31 March 2000).

Cascade No. Date of Operation Number of Centrifuge Stops RE-1A March 1992 114 RE-1B December 1992 138 RE-1D May 1993 46 RE-1C September 1994 144 RE-2A October 1997 1 RE-2B April 1998 0 RE-2C October 1998 0