1.   The plant reprocesses nuclear waste.

2.   But it would probably not be able to continue reprocessing waste from Japan, upon which it depends for its profits.

3.   Japan intends to obtain plutonium for its breeder reactors by reprocessing the waste from its conventional reactors.

4.   The plant stored and reprocessed nuclear waste from reactors around the world.

5.   Currently, Japan does not reprocess nuclear waste overseas.

6.   France reprocesses nuclear waste from countries such as Japan and Germany.

7.   It said the waste would be reprocessed at a center near this French port on the English Channel.

8.   One of the biggest nuclear treatment plants in the world, COGEMA reprocesses nuclear waste from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and other countries.

9.   Russia would then reprocess the waste at its Mayak plant in Siberia, Deputy Atomic Energy Minister Lev Ryabov told the Interfax news agency.

10.   The convoy set off from France, where the waste was reprocessed, Monday morning and was greeted by sporadic protests Tuesday as it chugged northeast through Germany.