Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) is planning to transport Mox fuel from France to Japan.The regulations governing the security of such transports require some specific details of the preparations and operation not to be disclosed. However, they do allow for some information to be released to maximise transparency, so PNTL will release the following information: […]
International Nuclear Services, its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited and Sellafield Ltd have successfully completed the latest in a programme of shipments repatriating highly active waste to Japan from the UK. The vessel, Pacific Grebe, arrived in Japan at 0823hrs Japan time on 27th February 2013, having transited the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean […]
The 9th meeting of the Ramsden Dock Terminal Stakeholder Group will be held at INS’ Barrow Marine Terminal on 6th February, 2013 from 10.30hrs. The meeting is independently chaired by Cllr. David Pidduck and is open to the public and the media. Access to the Terminal facility can be arranged with prior notice. Please email […]
This morning, the Pacific Grebe departed the port of Barrow-in-Furness carrying a one flask containing 28 canisters of highly active waste bound for Japan. It is estimated that it will arrive in Japan in the second half of February and will transit the Panama Canal en route. The departure of the vessel is an important […]
Following on from its notification in December, INS and PNTL will ship highly active waste from Sellafield to Japan in the near future. The vessel used will be the Pacific Grebe, a state-of-the-art purpose-built ship crewed by some of the most experienced nuclear transport mariners in the world. Shortly after the vessel has departed, broad […]
International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary, Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL), have received full regulatory consent to continue their maritime and port operations from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The MCA consent follows the appointment of a new ship manager, SERCO Marine Services (INS) Ltd in 2012, a subsidiary company set up by […]
International Nuclear Services and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited are making preparations to ship highly active waste (HAW) from Sellafield to Japan in 2013. This will be the 15th such shipment from Europe and the third from the UK and will be carried out in partnership with Sellafield Ltd. The transport from Sellafield is […]
International Nuclear Services has welcomed the board of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) to its marine terminal in Barrow, for a demonstration of how security is provided to nuclear shipments. The CNPA oversees the UK’s Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC), a specialist armed police force that guards all civil nuclear sites. INS has a unique […]
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