Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rokkasho_Nuclear_Fuel_Reprocessing_Facility
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
gptkbp:capacity 800 tons of uranium per year
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1993
gptkbp:coordinates 40.9633°N 141.3667°E
gptkbp:cost over 2.9 trillion yen
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:designedBy AREVA (formerly COGEMA)
gptkbp:employs over 2,000 people
gptkbp:environmentalImpact potential radioactive releases
gptkbp:expectedOperationDate 2024 (planned)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rokkasho,_Aomori_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency_(IAEA)
gptkbp:notableFor controversy over nuclear proliferation risk
delays and cost overruns
protests by anti-nuclear groups
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Japan_Nuclear_Fuel_Limited
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Japan_Nuclear_Fuel_Limited
gptkbp:purpose reprocessing spent nuclear fuel
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Nuclear_Regulation_Authority_(Japan)
gptkbp:status delayed/under commissioning (as of 2024)
gptkbp:usedFor plutonium separation
uranium recovery
radioactive waste management
gptkbp:website https://www.jnfl.co.jp/english/
gptkbp:関連施設 gptkb:Rokkasho_Low-level_Radioactive_Waste_Disposal_Center
gptkb:Rokkasho_Uranium_Enrichment_Plant
Rokkasho MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rokkasho,_Aomori_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8