April 27 1999

Press Release Concerning the First 1999 Shipment of Low-level Radioactive Waste

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

The first 1999 shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste(LLW) is scheduled to be received at the Rokkasho-Mura Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Centre on 7 June 1999. The LLW is owned by Chugoku Electric Power Company, and will be shipped from its Shimane Nuclear Power Station in Shimane prefecture. The shipment will consist of 1080 drums, with each drum containing 200 liters of LLW. Unloading and receiving procedures are expected to take three days.