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Mox fuel transport from France to Japan departs

The Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels transporting Mox fuel from France to Japan departed the port of Cherbourg on 6 September 2025. They will arrive in Japanese waters in November. The voyage is being undertaken with all necessary safety and security permissions from national and international regulators, and the purpose-built ships are sailed by […]


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Mox fuel transport from France to Japan to commence soon

Following notification on 25 July 2025, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) has announced it will transport Mox fuel to Japan in the near future. The departure port will be Cherbourg, in France, and the PNTL vessels used on this operation will be Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret. Further details will be communicated in the coming […]


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PNTL plans shipment of MOX fuel from France to Japan

Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) is preparing for a ninth shipment of MOX fuel from France to Japan. Mox fuel assemblies manufactured in France for Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 are now ready to be transported to Japan using PNTL’s specialist nuclear shipping capability. The regulations governing the security of such transports […]


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Second shipment of high-level waste departs UK for Germany

As previously announced, the UK will be returning high-level waste (HLW) in the form of vitrified residues to Germany. The second of three planned shipments is now safely under way. Seven flasks containing high-level waste were transported from the Sellafield site in West Cumbria to the nearby port of Barrow-in-Furness by rail. The flasks were […]


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Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany

Sellafield Ltd and Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) are making preparations for the second return of high level waste (HLW), in the form of vitrified residue, to Germany. Seven flasks will be transported from Sellafield via a German port to the Isar Federal storage facility in the first half of 2025. This will be the second […]


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Nuclear ship embarks on pioneering green shipping initiative

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has become the first nuclear transport operator in the world to install and trial revolutionary new sail technology on its specialist ships in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. In collaboration with Smart Green Shipping (SGS), a renewable marine technology specialist, the exciting project aims to establish new ways of […]


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MOX fuel transport arrives safely in Japan

Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret arrived safely in Japan today and delivered their cargo of 16 MOX fuel assemblies to the Takahama Nuclear Power Station. The vessels departed from Europe on 17 September carrying the fuel assemblies, which were manufactured in France. Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL), which is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), has been […]


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Update: Mox fuel transport to Japan

Following successful departure from France on 17 September 2022, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan. The ships will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the South West Pacific Ocean. PNTL is operated by Nuclear […]


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Update: Mox fuel transport to Japan

Following successful departure from France on 17 September 2022, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan.


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