| June 2 1997 |
| Press Release Concerning the Second
1997 Intake of Low-level Radioactive Waste to Low-level Radioactive Waste
Disposal Centre in Rokkasho-Mura. |
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Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
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| The intake of Low-level Radioactive Waste(LLW) from Shimane
nuclear power plant, operated by Chugoku Electric Company in Shimane prefecture,
began today. |
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| The total amount of LLW to be received during this intake will be 1600
drums, with each drum containing 200 liters of LLW. Intake of all 1600
drums is expected to take 2 days. |
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| "Seiei Maru" , the ship transporting LLW arrived at the port
of Mutsu-Ogawara at 7:40 am, and overland transport vehicles loaded with
LLW began leaving the port at 9:22. The first vehicle arrived at the centre
at 9:38 and the last vehicle was unloaded at 15:34. Intake of LLW to the
centre was officially completed at 15:41. The total number of the containers
received today was 120 containers(960 drums). |