JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL LIMITED

February 9 1999

Press Release Concerning an Application of Modifications to an Application for Overland Vehicle Transportation of Phase IV Returned Vitrified Waste

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

Nuclear Fuel Transport Co.,Ltd

The above parties today filed an application with the Director General of the Science and Technology Agency to modify their application for overland vehicle transportation of Phase IV returned vitrified waste filed on 14 July 1998.

The primary modification relates to the following:

1. Approximate Date of Shipment
The ship carrying the Phase IV returned vitrified waste is now scheduled to depart France in February 1999 and arrive in Japan in April 1999. The schedule for overland transport will be adjusted accordingly.

Further information about the above application is available at the Nuclear Cycle Information Booth at Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited in Aomori.


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