JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

24 July 2003

Completion of Transport of the Eighth Shipment of
Returned Vitrified Waste

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

This is to inform that the Eighth shipment of Returned Vitrified Waste from Europe has been duly completed as follows:

Transport Vessel Berthed: 10:32 hours, Wednesday, 23 July 2003
Unloading Commenced: 08:45 hours, Thursday, 24 July 2003
Unloading Completed: 12:31 hours, Thursday, 24 July 2003
Land Transport Commenced: 14:30 hours, Thursday. 24 July, 2003
Land Transport Completed
(arrival time at the Receiving Facility):		 15:31 hours, Thursday, 24 July 2003.
Name of Receiving Facility: Vitrified Waste Receiving Facility of Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.
Quantity Received
(Vitrified Waste In Canisters):		 144 canisters (6 transport casks)
Owners of Vitrified Waste: Tokyo Electric, Chubu Electric, Kansai Electric,
Shikoku Electric, Kyushuu Electric (5 electric
power companies)

(For reference: Total accumulated quantity of canisters received at the Storage Center: 8 shipments, 760 canisters)

* For further details, please refer to the Japanese text of the press release.

 

 

 

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