A tenth shipment of vitrified residues to Japan will leave Cherbourg on February, 17th, 2005. 5 casks containing 124 canisters of vitrified residues will be loaded on the Pacific Sandpiper. Reprocessing used nuclear fuel recovers 97% of valuable, reusable material and separates out the remaining 3%, which is waste. The waste is conditioned by turning […]
140 kilograms of former weapons-grade plutonium arrived at the COGEMA-La Hague plant today at 12 a.m. after being shipped from Charleston (South Carolina, United States) to Cherbourg (France) on board a UK-registered ship dedicated to the transport of nuclear materials, the Pacific Pintail. At COGEMA-La Hague, the material will be transferred from a maritime transport container […]
Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) today hosted a visit by the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Transport Panel, showing the group of American scientific experts how used nuclear fuel is moved safely on the company’s fleet of purpose-built ships. The NAS Transport Panel met with PNTL and BNFL managers responsible for sea shipments, […]
One of a fleet of ships used by BNFL for transporting nuclear fuel between the UK and Japan is being taken out of service and recycled. The method that will be used with the Pacific Crane satisfies all the internationally recognised regulations and guidelines for this kind of operation. These include the Basel Convention, the […]
IAEA International Conference on the Safety of Transport of Radioactive Material, Vienna, July 2003 Author: M. Fox International Transport, British Nuclear Fuels plc, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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