The UK’s programme to repatriate overseas-owned highly active waste continues to make excellent progress. Five shipments to Japan have now been safely and successfully completed and another one is due to depart in the coming weeks. In line with normal practice information relating to this upcoming sixth shipment to Japan will be released as follows: […]
INS was delighted to play an active role in the Love Barrow Awards by sponsoring the Environment award. The awards which have been running for a number of years were held in the Forum Theatre in Barrow, and winners, nominees and guests were treated to an evening of celebration for those who have dedicated themselves […]
The 15th meeting of the Ramsden Dock Terminal Stakeholder Group will be held in Meeting Room 4 at Barrow Town Hall on 14th December, 2015 from 10.30am. The Group meets twice a year to discuss current and future operations at Ramsden Dock Terminal (home of the PNTL fleet and NDA ships) which may affect the […]
Barrow-based nuclear transport company, International Nuclear Services (INS), has once again pledged support to the Barrow Foodbank by donating £1000 to Santa’s South Lakes Wheelie Bin Challenge. The event, which takes place on 11 December 2015, will see over 50 volunteers walking around Millom, Ulverston, Dalton and Barrow pulling 5 wheelie bins with the aim […]
Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited is celebrating 40 years of safe and secure shipping this week. Since it was established in 1975 in conjunction with Japanese and French partners, PNTL has successfully completed more than 180 shipments around the world from its home port in Barrow, Cumbria, cementing its position as the world’s most experienced shipper […]
International Nuclear Services, its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited and Sellafield Ltd have successfully completed the fifth shipment in a decade-long programme to repatriate highly active waste to Japan from the UK. The vessel, Pacific Grebe, arrived in Japan on 16 September, having travelled via the Panama Canal. The 124 canisters of waste, contained in five […]
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, Pacific Grebe, has now transited the Panama Canal and continues en route to its destination.
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 fifth 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. […]
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