Press Release Back Number(2007)

Monday, March 5 - Tuesday, March 6, 2007

From the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station to Chubu Electric's private quay at the Port of Omaezaki

Transport containers: 135 (each containing eight drums)

1080 drums (solidified)

A single container containing individual waste drums will be loaded onto each truck at Waste Reduction Facility No. 2. The trucks will travel in convoys of two trucks each to Chubu Electric Power's private quay at the Port of Omaezaki.

The waste will be transported from the Port of Omaezaki to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center via a vessel used specifically for the transport of low-level radioactive waste (the Seiei Maru) and by truck.

The low-level radioactive waste included in this shipment consists of unburnable solid wastes put in drums that are then filled with mortar to solidify the content. The external appearance, dose-equivalent rates, and other aspects of the shipment have been confirmed by the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES).

This will be the 22nd shipment of low-level radioactive waste from the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station since the first such shipment was made in 1993 to the Rokkasho-Mura Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center. The following table provides the details of each shipment:

*This shipment's scheduled date and number of drums

These transport containers have been designed pursuant to applicable laws and regulations and have passed safety inspections performed by the Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai.

The Seiei Maru is owned by Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd.

Collisions are highly unlikely: The Seiei Maru transports waste employing rigorous safety planning and safety measures, including the installation of radar and anti-collision equipment and use of efficient route planning. Even in the event of a collision, the Seiei Maru is double-hulled to make sinking highly improbable.

The Seiei Maru is to arrive with this shipment at the Port of Mutsu Ogawara on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

As of January 31, 2007

Safety measures taken for the trucks used in land transport include safe securing of the cargo in place and proper labeling. Other safety measures include the stationing of traffic control personnel to direct traffic at key intersections along the route.

In addition, a transportation headquarters will be in place at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station to ascertain the status of the shipment and to establish a network ensuring smooth communications regarding the shipment. Tools and materials such as equipment for measuring radiation and materials for safeguarding against exposure to radiation will be in place at the transportation headquarters at the station, as well as at other locations.

In the event of an accident during shipment, related government agencies, police departments, fire departments and other bodies will be notified, and related information will be promptly released to the media.

Those responsible for the shipment will take various measures, including establishing prohibited-entry zones accessible to authorized personnel only, fighting and preventing the spread of any fires, and preventing the spread of and cleaning up any contamination. Subsequent emergency measures are to be implemented based on circumstances in cooperation with police and fire departments.

This is the final shipment of low-level radioactive waste for the 2006 fiscal year. Plans for shipments in the 2007 fiscal year and beyond are currently being prepared in cooperation with the various parties involved.