Concerning the Departure Date and Vessel for the Fourth Return Shipment of Vitrified Waste from Europe to Japan
February
23,
1999
Federation of Electric Power Companies
Electric Power Company's Transport Headquarters
Chubu Electric Power Company
Kansai Electric Power Company
Japan Atomic Power Company
The above parties announced on 3 February 1999 to release, one or two days before departure, details of the departure date, vessel name and port being used for the transport of the fourth shipment of vitrified waste from France to Japan. In accordance with this announcement, the relevant details are as follows:
1. The vessel will leave port on Thursday, 25 January 1999
2. The name of the vessel being used is "Pacific Swan"
3. The port being used is Cherbourg, France
Further information is available at the following numbers:
･ FEPC, Public Relations and Information Department (03) 3279 2182
Chubu Electric Power Company
･ Public Relations Department :(052)961-3582
Kansai Electric Power Company
･ General Office of Community Relations and Development: (06)7501-0242
Japan Atomic Power Company
･ Public Relations Department: (03)3284-1857
[Additional information]
Description of Vitrified Waste Canisters
Height: approximately 1,340mm
External diameter: approximately 430mm
Volume of vitrified waste: approximately 150 litres per canister
Weight: approximately 490kg per canister
Canister material: stainless steel
Description of Shipment Flasks
Name: TN28VT
Total length: approximately 6.6m
External diameter: approximately 2.4m
Total weight: approximately 112 tonnes
Contents: 20 vitrified waste canisters per flask
Primary flask material: stainless steel, carbon steel
Description of Transport Vessel
Total length: approximately 104m
Width: approximately 17m
Total tonnage: 5,000 tonnes
load capacity: 3,000 tonnes
Vessel name: Pacific Swan
Cargo: Two vitrified waste shipment flasks (containing a total of 40 canisters, 20 for Kansai Electric Power Company, 10 each for Chubu Electric Power Company and Japan Atomic Power Company).
