The uranium enrichment plant in Rokkasho, operated by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd, has received a shipment of natural uranium from Cameco, a Canadian company. The shipment included "up to 625 tons of uranium contained in 50 cylinders" (50 48Y cylinders).

This is the first shipment of uranium to Rokkasho since July 2014. As shown in the chart, reproduced from the JNFL site, the plant has shipped virtually no enriched uranium after 2012.

It is not clear if the plant has been producing enriched uranium during this period. According to an industry report, the plant suspended operations in 2017, but resumed them in August 2023.

It was estimated that in 2019, the plant had the capacity of 75 tSWU/year. The current capacity of the plant is reported to be 112.5 tSWU/year. The same report says that JNFL aims to expand capacity to 450 tons SWU/year by FY2028. This plan appears to include the upgrade of the No. 2 cascade facility with the capacity of 150 tSWU/year.

The JNFL plans to eventually bring the capacity of the plant to 1,500 tSWU/year.