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Specialist nuclear shipping company, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd, (PNTL) has announced the appointment of NDA Chief Executive, David Peattie, as their new Chairman. David takes up the role following the departure of outgoing PNTL Chairman, John Clarke, and will oversee PNTL’s continued role transporting nuclear materials between Europe and Japan on behalf of the company’s […]

The vessels transporting Mox fuel from France to Japan departed the port of Cherbourg on 5 July 2017. They will arrive in Japanese waters in the second half of September. 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 some […]

Following a public notification on 12 June 2017, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) has announced that 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 […]

Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) is planning to transport MOX fuel from France to Japan in 2017. MOX fuel assemblies for the Takahama Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 have been manufactured and will be transported later this year. The regulations governing the security of such transports require some specific details of the preparations and operation […]

International Nuclear Services (INS), its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) and Sellafield Ltd have successfully completed the sixth shipment in a programme to return highly active waste to Japan from the UK. The Pacific Grebe, one of PNTL’s fleet of specialist nuclear cargo vessels, arrived in Japan on 20 October 2016, having travelled via […]

Following successful departure from the UK, the vessel Pacific Grebe remains on passage carrying five transport flasks of highly active waste bound for Japan. The vessel has now transited the Panama Canal and continues en route to its destination.

Following successful loading operations, the vessel Pacific Grebe departed the UK on 1 September carrying five transport flasks of highly active waste bound for Japan. The ship will travel to Japan and will arrive in the second half of October.  

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 sixth 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.  […]

Further to the recent announcement, International Nuclear Services (INS), Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) and Sellafield Ltd, are making the final preparations for the sixth 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 […]