22 October 1999

Press Release Concerning Completion of Spent Fuel Samples Shipment

Tetsuo Takeuchi, President Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

JNFL is pleased to announce that the shipment of spent fuel samples(28 spent fuel assemblies for PWR) from Kyushu Electric Power Company’s Sendai Nuclear Power Station to the JNFL Spent Fuel Receiving and Storage Building was completed today. JNFL deeply appreciate the understanding and cooperation of local authorities and police in Aomori, Rokkasho-Mura and neighboring districts in connection with this spent fuel sample shipment. This shipment concludes the current series of spent fuel shipments. JNFL will take all possible measures to ensure safety during the calibration operations to follow. In light of the seriousness of the JCO Tokai Plant accident and its adverse effect on the public, JNFL has renewed its commitment to rigorously enforce safety standards and regain public trust at its own facilities in the future.