JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

March 31 1998

Announcement of FY 1998 Intake and Shipment Schedule


Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

 


JNFL announced its intake and shipment plan for FY 1998:

1. Intake of Natural Uranium
JNFL plans to intake a total of 130 cylinders (48Y Type) of natural uranium in FY 1998. 30 of the cylinders will be shipped from COMURHE in France in two shipments in the first quarter of FY 1998. The shipments will arrive at Oi Wharf and be transported by overland vehicles to their final destination. The remaining 100 cylinders which will be transported from CAMECO in Canada and COMURHE in France in a single shipment which will arrive at the port of Mutsu-Ogawara in the second quarter of FY 1998.

2. Shipment of Enriched Uranium
JNFL plans to ship 72 cylinders (30B Type) of enriched uranium in two shipments during FY 1998. The first shipment, for Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Limited and Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd., is scheduled to be carried out in the first quarter of FY 1998. The second shipment, for JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION CO., LTD., is scheduled to be carried out in the third quarter of FY 1998.

3. Intake of Phase IV Returned Vitrified Waste
JNFL plans to intake a total of 96 canisters of Phase IV Returned Vitrified Waste during FY 1998 . The canisters will arrive from COGEMA in France in the second half of FY 1998 in a single shipment. The shipment will consist of two casks each containing 28 canisters, and two casks each containing 20 canisters.

4. Intake of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
JNFL plans to receive a total of 15,680 drums of Low-Level Radioactive Waste in 11 intakes in FY 1998. 5 intakes will be made in the first half of FY 1998, and 6 intakes in the second half of FY 1998.



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