August 26 1999

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

Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

The fourth 1999 shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste(LLW) is scheduled to be received at the Rokkasho-Mura Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Centre on 13 September 1999. The LLW is owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company, and will be shipped from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima prefecture. The shipment will consist of 1760 drums, with each drum containing 200 liters of LLW. Unloading and receiving procedures are expected to take two days.