Outline of the Rokkasho Mox Fuel Fabrication Plant

JNFL's MOX fuel fabrication plant (JMOX) will be constructed in April, 2007 and start operation in April, 2012. It utilizes plutonium coming from RRP in powder co-converted with uranium and fabricates annually a maximum treatment quantity of 130 tons HM MOX fuel. The construction site is already reserved adjacent to RRP and an investment of so-called world standard, around one billion dollars, is expected. JMOX together with RRP will play an important role of achieve domestic plutonium recycling in Japan.