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Latest highly active waste shipment begins

Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL), International Nuclear Services (INS) and Sellafield Ltd are today commencing the latest return of highly active waste from the UK to Japan. This is the fifth such shipment from the UK demonstrating excellent progress in the programme to return foreign-owned waste stored in the UK to its country of origin.  […]


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Highly active waste return preparations continue

Further to the recent announcement, International Nuclear Services (INS), Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) and Sellafield Ltd, are making the final preparations for the fifth transport of highly active waste from Sellafield, UK, to Japan.  The shipment will take place in the near future using the PNTL ship, Pacific Grebe, a state-of-the-art purpose-built nuclear cargo […]


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Highly Active Waste returns preparations

Excellent progress is being made in the UK to repatriate overseas-owned highly active waste to Japan, with four shipments successfully completed and another one due to depart in the coming weeks. Information relating to this upcoming fifth shipment to Japan will be released as follows:  – The name of the ship to be used will […]


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INS completes largest nuclear waste shipment to Japan

International Nuclear Services, its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited and Sellafield Ltd have successfully completed the largest shipment so far in a decade-long programme to repatriate highly active waste to Japan from the UK.  The vessel, Pacific Grebe, arrived in Japan on 22nd April, 2014, having travelled via the Cape of Good Hope and the […]


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Highly active waste shipment to Japan departs UK

Following successful loading operations, the vessel Pacific Grebe departed the UK on February 14th carrying five transport flasks of highly active waste bound for Japan. The ship will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and will arrive in the second half of April.


Press Releases
Latest highly active waste shipment begins

Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL), International Nuclear Services (INS) and Sellafield Ltd are today commencing the latest return of highly active waste from the UK to Japan. This is the fourth and largest such shipment from the UK demonstrating excellent progress in the programme to return foreign-owned waste stored in the UK to its country […]


Press Releases
Highly active waste return preparations continue

Further to the recent announcement, International Nuclear Services (INS), Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) and Sellafield Ltd, are making the final preparations for the fourth transport of highly active waste from Sellafield, UK, to Japan. The shipment will take place using the PNTL ship, Pacific Grebe, a state-of-the-art purpose-built nuclear cargo vessel. Further details will […]


Press Releases
Highly Active Waste returns preparations

Excellent progress is being made in the UK to repatriate overseas-owned highly active waste to Japan, with three shipments successfully completed and another one due to depart in the coming weeks.  In line with usual practice, information relating to this upcoming fourth shipment to Japan will be released as follows:  – The name of the […]


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Mox fuel shipment from France to Japan departs

The two specialist British nuclear cargo vessels, Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret, which are transporting Mox fuel from France to Japan, departed the port of Cherbourg on 17th April, 2013. The vessels, which are owned by Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd, will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the south-western Pacific Ocean. They […]


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