It has long been said that “nuclear power plants are like condominiums without toilets,” and the Company is now approaching a critical point. Storage capacity at nuclear power plant sites is nearing its limit, and the ad hoc measures taken to date have backfired. Interim storage facilities have not been realized as originally promised, and the Company is attempting to cope by installing dry storage facilities on-site. However, this merely adds another act of bad faith, as the Company has repeatedly failed to honor its commitment to transport waste outside the prefecture. Transporting spent fuel to France under the framework of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) is also no more than a temporary measure. The Company has announced a plan to jointly develop an interim storage facility with Chugoku Electric Power in Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, the scale and construction schedule remain unclear, and the Company’s commitment appears insufficient. Local opposition remains strong, and even if the project is realized, it would take more than a decade. The completion of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant is also still not in sight. At present, the Mutsu Interim Storage Facility is the only facility capable of providing an immediate solution. The facility was originally planned to accept fuel only from the TEPCO and Japan Atomic Power Company. It would be misguided to attempt to utilize it on an ad hoc basis by taking advantage of its surplus capacity and anticipated revenue shortfalls (even under the framework of the FEPC).