Federation of Electric Power Companies
Electric Power Company's Transport Headquarters
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Chubu Electric Power Company
Kansai Electric Power Company
Shikoku Electric Power Company
Kyushu Electric Power Company

The above parties today released details of the departure date, vessel name and port being used for transport of the eighth return shipment of vitrified waste from Europe to Japan. The relevant details are as follows:

1. The vessel will leave port on 4 June 2003
2. The name of the vessel being used is "Pacific Swan"
3. The port being used is Cherbourg, France

Appendix 1

Facilities for the Press in Cherbourg

To aid the press in their coverage at Cherbourg, COGEMA will provide transportation between the Hotel Mercure and the port of Cherbourg on 4 June 2003.

Contact Telephone Number in France
COGEMA
Mr. Henry-Jacques Neau
(33) 1-39-48-76-94
Ms. Lavrence Pernot

Hotel Mercure
Gare Maritime 50100 Cherbourg
(33) 2-33-44-01-11

Additional information

Description of Vitrified Waste Canisters
Height: approximately 1,340mm
External diameter: approximately 430mm
Volume of vitrified waste: approximately 150 litres per canister
Weight: approximately 490kg per canister
Canister material: stainless steel

Description of Shipment Flasks
Name: TN28VT
Total length: approximately 6.6m
External diameter: approximately 2.4m
Total weight: approximately 112 tonnes
Contents: 28(or 20) vitrified waste canisters per flask
Primary flask material: stainless steel, carbon steel

Description of Transport Vessel
Total length: approximately 104m
Width: approximately 17m
Total tonnage: 5,000 tonnes
Load capacity: 3,000 tonnes
Vessel name: Pacific Swan
Cargo: Six vitrified waste shipment flasks (containing a total of 144 canisters, 76 for Kansai Electric Power Company, 28 for Tokyo Electric Power Company, 20 for Chubu Electric Power Company and 10 each for Shikoku Electric Power Company and Kyushu Electric Power).

Further information is available at the following numbers:

FEPC
FEPC, Public Relations and Information Department (03) 3279 2182

Tokyo Electric Power Company
Public Relations Department (03) 4216-1111

Chubu Electric Power Company
Public Relations Department (052) 961-3582

Kansai Electric Power Company
General Office of Community Relations and Development (06) 7501-0242

Shikoku Electric Power Company
Public Relations Department (087) 821-5061

Kyushu Electric Power Company
Public Relations Department (092) 741-2516