Press Release
Changes in Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station's FY2018 Schedule for Transportation of New Fuel (Third Change)
December 25, 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]
The transport of low-level radioactive waste in FY2018 has been canceled.
[Transportation schedule before change]
Low-level radioactive waste
Name of station |
Quantity of transportation |
Timing of transportation |
Name of accepting facility |
---|---|---|---|
Hamaoka NPS |
Transport packaging: 116 |
To be decided |
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) |
Chubu Electric Power had initially planned the transfer of low level radioactive waste (928 drums) to Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited in May 2018. However, in March 2018, peeling of the coating was observed in one of the drums that had already been transported to Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited. The transfer was thus delayed, awaiting the results of the investigation to determine the cause. (Notified on April 27, 2018).
The investigation is expected to take time, and involved parties have decided that the low level radioactive waste will not be transported during FY2018.
Chubu Electric Power will continue to investigate the causes of the peeling of the coating and develop recurrence prevention measures. We will be publishing the reports as they come in.