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Departure Information for MOX Fuel Shipment from Europe to Japan

Following our press release of 28 January 2009, we are now in a position to communicate the following information about the shipment of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel to Japan that departed from France on 5 March 2009 (GMT). The shipment departed from the port of Cherbourg The purpose-built ships used are the Pacific Pintail and […]


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MOX Fuel Shipment from Europe to Japan

Following our press release of 28 January 2009, we are now in a position to communicate that the forthcoming shipment of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel from Europe to Japan will be sailing from France. This statement is being released simultaneously in Japan, France and the UK by utility companies, AREVA/NC and INS respectively. For more […]


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Information Disclosure Relating to MOX Fuel Shipment from Europe to Japan

The industries of three countries, namely Japan, the UK and France, have held discussions on MOX fuel shipments from Europe to Japan in close consultation with their respective governments. In this connection, we have decided to make an announcement on the next shipment as follows: 1.The country where the departing port is located will be […]


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Arrival of the Pacific Heron

A new PNTL vessel, the Pacific Heron, has arrived at her home port of Barrow-in-Furness. The ship has been constructed by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd at Tamano shipyard in Japan. The Pacific Heron is a development on the design of the current PNTL ships which provide a safe and reliable service with the […]


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End of an era for the Pacific Teal

One of the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) fleet of ships used for transporting nuclear fuel between the UK and Japan has been taken out of service and sent for recycling. The Pacific Teal has been used to transport a range of nuclear materials between Europe and Japan since 1982. The Teal has left the […]


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The Importance of Nuclear Energy in the Global Economy

January 2008, Author: Silverio Henríquez, Jr.- PhD, ChE


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PNTL welcomes two new additions to fleet

Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) is delighted to announce the order of two new purpose built ships for transporting radioactive materials. Japanese shipbuilders Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, who are currently building the Pacific Heron at Tamano shipyard, has clinched the contract to design and build two further INF 3 ships which are scheduled […]


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Equipment is donated to worthy causes

A whole range of equipment from lifeboats and rafts to fire hoses and hydrants, fridges and even duvets have been donated to six worthy organisations from the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) vessel the Pacific Teal. The Pacific Teal, an INF3 class vessel that is currently berthed at Barrow-in-Furness, is in the early stages of […]


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PNTL launches the Pacific Heron

The launch of a new INF 3 class vessel, the Pacific Heron, for the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) fleet took place today in Japan. Japanese shipbuilders Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, is currently building the Pacific Heron at Tamano shipyard, where the launch by sliding the vessel, stern first, down the slipway took […]


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