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MOX for Peace program: arrival of the plutonium at the COGEMA-La Hague plant

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 […]


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PNTL Hosts US National Academy of Sciences

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, […]


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Regional, National and International Security Requirements for the Transport of Nuclear Cargo by Sea.

Authors: Captain Peter A Booker and Ian Barnwell Marine Operations, BNFL International Transport and British Nuclear Group Security, United Kingdom


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Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials.

PATRAM Conference, Berlin, September 2004 Authors: Captain Peter A Booker and Ian Barnwell Marine Operations, BNFL International Transport and British Nuclear Group Security. United Kingdom.


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Pacific Crane to be Recycled

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 […]


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International Conference on the Safety of Transport of Radioactive Material.

Vienna, Austria. IAEA-ICAO-IMO-UPU-IATA-ISO. 7-11 July 2003


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Emergency Response Arrangements for the Pacific Nuclear Transport Fleet.

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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Integrated Emergency Management and the Prior Notification of the Transportation of Radioactive Material.

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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Dose Assessment for Public by Packages Shipping Radioactive Materials Hypothetically Sunk on the Continental Shelf.

Authors: Daisuke Tsumune, Hiroshi Suzuki, Toshiari Saegusa, Naohito Watabe, Hiroyuki Asano, Koki Maruyama Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Abiko-city Chiba, Japan Authors: Yoshiki Kinehara Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan July 2001


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