Press Release Back Number(2005)

Transportation of spent fuels completed

October 27, 2005
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.
Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd.

Transportation of spent fuels to the spent-fuel receiving and storage facilities of Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. was completed today, as outlined below.



1. Transportation route:

(1) From the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant to Chubu Electric Power's private quay at Omaezaki Port

Transport vessel berthed: Friday, October 21, 6:40 am
Land transportation began: Friday, October 21, 8:40 am
Land transportation ended: Friday, October 21, 9:16 am
Loading/unloading of shipping containers began: Friday, October 21, 10:18 am
Loading/unloading of shipping containers ended: Friday, October 21, 2:21 pm
Transport vessel departs: Friday, October 21, 4:00 pm

(2) From Mutsu Ogawara Port to the spent-fuel receiving and storage facilities:

Transport vessel berthed: Thursday, October 27, 7:35 am
Loading/unloading of shipping containers began: Thursday, October 27, 11:14 am
Loading/unloading of shipping containers ended: Thursday, October 27, 1:36 pm
Land transportation began: Thursday, October 27, 3:15 pm
Land transportation ended (delivery to receiving facility): Thursday, October 27, 4:03 pm

2. Name of transport vessel:

Rokuei-maru

3. Name of sending facility:

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant

4. Name of destination facility:

Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.'s spent-fuel receiving and storage facilities

5. Quantity transported:

216 BWR fuel assemblies from the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant (approximately 38 tons U)
(Containers used for shipping: Four NFT-38B containers, two NFT-32B containers)

Reference:

Cumulative total quantity accepted, including this shipment: 6,364 assemblies(approximately 1,433 tons U)
(BWR fuel: 5,096 assemblies; approximately 886 tons U)
(PWR fuel: 1,268 assemblies; approximately 547 tons U)

Quantity planned for receiving during this fiscal year: 1,918 assemblies; approximately 434 tons U
(BWR fuel: 1,494 assemblies; approximately 257 tons U)
(PWR fuel 424 assemblies; approximately 177 tons U)

(Note: The total ton U values for quantities accepted shown above represent these figures after rounding off fractional values.)