Press Release Concerning the Completion of the 15th Return Shipment of Vitrified Waste to Japan
February
27,
2013
Federation of Electric Power Companies
Electric Power Company's Transport Headquarters
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
The 15th return shipment of vitrified waste from abroad to Japan was completed today as follows:
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Ship’s arrival at the port |
Feb. 27 |
08:23 |
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Beginning of unloading |
Feb. 27 |
12:52 |
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End of unloading |
Feb. 27 |
13:19 |
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Beginning of overland transport |
Feb. 27 |
15:15 |
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End of overland transport |
Feb. 27 |
16:02 |
Name of the receiving facility: Vitrified Waste Storage Center of Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
Quantity of received waste: 28 canisters of vitrified waste (in 1 transport casks)
Owners of the vitrified waste: Three utilities (Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., and Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.)
Reference: The total number of canisters received by the Vitrified Waste Storage Center to date is 1,442 canisters (15 shipments).
