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Press Release Concerning the Completion of the Fourteenth Return Shipment of Vitrified Waste to Japan

September  15,  2011
Federation of Electric Power Companies
Electric Power Company's Transport Headquarters
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

The fourteenth return shipment of vitrified waste from abroad to Japan was completed today as follows:

 

Ship’s arrival at the port

Sept. 15
(Thursday)

06:52

Beginning of unloading

Sept. 15

11:54

End of unloading

Sept. 15

14:29

Beginning of overland transport

Sept. 15

16:05

End of overland transport
(arrival at the receiving facility)

Sept. 15

16:59

 

Name of the receiving facility: Vitrified Waste Storage Center of Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited

Quantity of received waste: 76 canisters of vitrified waste (in 3 transport casks)

Owners of the vitrified waste: Three utilities (Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.)

 

Reference: The total number of canisters received by the Vitrified Waste Storage Center to date is 1,414 canisters (14 shipments).

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