Spent nuclear fuel arrives in Rokkasho, Aomori Pref

Spent nuclear fuel arrives in Rokkasho, Aomori Pref

ROKKASHO, Japan - Trailers carrying containers of spent nuclear fuel cross the national highway Jan. 24 on their way to a reprocessing plant under construction in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru, carrying some 11 tons of spent nuclear fuel, arrived at a port in the village earlier in the day.

Spent nuclear fuel transported to reprocessing plant

Spent nuclear fuel transported to reprocessing plant

ROKKASHO, Japan - Workers load containers of spent nuclear fuel from a cargo ship at a port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 19. The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru, carrying some 24 tons of spent fuel, arrived at the port earlier in the day to deliver the fuel to a reprocessing plant in the village, some 600 kilometers north of Tokyo.

Spent nuclear fuel cargo arrives in Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel cargo arrives in Rokkasho

ROKKASHO, Japan - The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru (background), carrying about 24 tons of spent nuclear fuel, arrives at a port in Aomori Prefecrture on Dec. 19. The spent nuclear fuel will be taken to a reprocessing plant currently under construction in the village of Rokkasho, some 7 kilometers from the port.

Ship departs Fukushima for Aomori with spent nuclear fuel

Ship departs Fukushima for Aomori with spent nuclear fuel

TOMIOKA, Japan - The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru, carrying 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel, leaves a port in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 18 to deliver its cargo to a reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture. The ship originated from Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was loaded with spend nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 2 plant. It is scheduled to arrive Dec. 19 in Mutsuogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuke fuel taken aboard ship in Fukushima Pref.

Spent nuke fuel taken aboard ship in Fukushima Pref.

TOMIOKA, Japan - About 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel are taken aboard the 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 17 to be carried to Aomori Prefecture to be reprocessed in the first shipment of its kind in Japan. The ship picked up the spent nuclear fuel stored in a reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 2 plant. The ship will carry a total of 24 tons of such fuel to Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, where the cargo will be off-loaded to await reprocessing.

Spent nuclear fuel leaves Tokaimura for Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel leaves Tokaimura for Rokkasho

TOKAIMURA, Japan - The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru, carrying 11 tons of spent nuclear fuel, departs from a port at Tokaiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 16 for the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture, marking Japan's first transport of such fuel after villagers agreed to its reprocessing. The cargo ship is transporting the fuel from the Tokai No. 2 reactor run by Japan Atomic Power Co. in Tokaimura, and is scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Rokkasho.

People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

AOMORI, Japan - People protest at a port in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 22 the arrival of a cargo ship carrying 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel. The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru arrived at Mutsu-Ogawara port near the village of Rokkasho where a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant is being built. The spent nuclear fuel is from a nuclear power station run by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Spent N-fuel arrives in Aomori

Spent N-fuel arrives in Aomori

ROKKASHOMURA, Japan - Spent nuclear fuel rods contained in the cylindrical vessels are being transferred to a storage pool at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant of Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on Oct. 22. The spent fuel, from a nuclear power station run by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, arrived earlir in the day aboard the 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru.

Protesters greet spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho

Protesters greet spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho

About 100 protesters show their anger over the arrival of a vessel carrying the first shipment of spent nuclear fuel intended for treatment at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant Friday Oct. 2 in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. The Rokuei Maru arrived at the port in northern Japan with 8 tons of spent nuclear fuel from a power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel cargo arrives in Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel cargo arrives in Rokkasho

ROKKASHO, Japan - The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru (background), carrying about 24 tons of spent nuclear fuel, arrives at a port in Aomori Prefecrture on Dec. 19. The spent nuclear fuel will be taken to a reprocessing plant currently under construction in the village of Rokkasho, some 7 kilometers from the port.

Ship departs Fukushima for Aomori with spent nuclear fuel

Ship departs Fukushima for Aomori with spent nuclear fuel

TOMIOKA, Japan - The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru, carrying 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel, leaves a port in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 18 to deliver its cargo to a reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture. The ship originated from Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was loaded with spend nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 2 plant. It is scheduled to arrive Dec. 19 in Mutsuogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuke fuel taken aboard ship in Fukushima Pref.

Spent nuke fuel taken aboard ship in Fukushima Pref.

TOMIOKA, Japan - About 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel are taken aboard the 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 17 to be carried to Aomori Prefecture to be reprocessed in the first shipment of its kind in Japan. The ship picked up the spent nuclear fuel stored in a reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 2 plant. The ship will carry a total of 24 tons of such fuel to Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, where the cargo will be off-loaded to await reprocessing.

Spent N-fuel arrives in Aomori

Spent N-fuel arrives in Aomori

ROKKASHO VILLAGE, Japan - Spent nuclear fuel rods contained in the cylindrical vessels are being transferred to a storage pool at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant of Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on Oct. 22. The spent fuel, from a nuclear power station run by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, arrived earlir in the day aboard the 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru.

People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

People protest arrival of ship carrying spent N-fuel

AOMORI, Japan - People protest at a port in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 22 the arrival of a cargo ship carrying 13 tons of spent nuclear fuel. The 4,913-ton Rokuei Maru arrived at Mutsu-Ogawara port near the village of Rokkasho where a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant is being built. The spent nuclear fuel is from a nuclear power station run by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Protesters greet spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho

Protesters greet spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho

About 100 protesters show their anger over the arrival of a vessel carrying the first shipment of spent nuclear fuel intended for treatment at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant Friday Oct. 2 in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. The Rokuei Maru arrived at the port in northern Japan with 8 tons of spent nuclear fuel from a power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture.