21.   Japan depends on France and Britain for reprocessing nuclear waste.

22.   Japan relies on France and Britain for reprocessing waste from its nuclear power plants.

23.   The COGEMA plant, near Cherbourg, northwestern France, reprocesses nuclear waste from Japanese power stations.

24.   The French firm COGEMA, which reprocessed the waste, maintains that the custom-built double-hulled ship meets all safety concerns.