Press Release
Changes in Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station's FY2018 Schedule for Transportation of New Fuel (Second Change)
June 07, 2018
Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Chubu Electric Power would like to announce the following changes it made to the schedule concerning the transportation of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station (NPS)'s low-level radioactive waste transportation. News of the transportation has been released previously on April 27, 2018.
[Transportation schedule after change]
Low-level radioactive waste
Name of station |
Quantity of transportation |
Timing of transportation |
Name of delivering facility |
---|---|---|---|
Hamaoka NPS |
Transport packaging: 1 |
July 2018 |
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) |
[Transportation schedule before change]
Low-level radioactive waste
Name of station |
Quantity of transportation |
Timing of transportation |
Name of delivering facility |
---|---|---|---|
Hamaoka NPS |
Drum: 1 |
To be decided |
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) |
Personnel found that coating had come off from one low-level radioactive waste drum that was transported out to Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) in March 2018. Chubu Electric Power accordingly decided to send that drum back to Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station (NPS) for a detailed investigation.
The remaining 959 drums, handed over to JNFL this March, were also checked afterward. As a result, one drum was found to be in a status similar to the one confirmed in April. As such, Chubu Electric Power decided to send two drums back to Hamaoka NPS for a detailed investigation.
Further, checks were done also for 928 drums stored at Hamaoka NPS, originally planned to be transported out and handed over to JNFL this May. One drum was consequently found to be in a similar status as the one confirmed at JNFL. Arrangements have therefore been made to perform detailed investigations together with the drums returned from JNFL.