Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) is preparing for an eighth 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 […]
Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret arrived safely in Japan this morning and delivered their cargo of 16 MOX fuel assemblies to the Takahama Nuclear Power Station. The vessels departed from Europe on 8 September carrying the fuel assemblies which were manufactured in France. PNTL, which is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), has been transporting […]
Following successful departure from France on 8 September 2021, 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 […]
The Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels transporting Mox fuel from France to Japan departed the port of Cherbourg on 8 September 2021. They will arrive in Japanese waters in the second half of November. The voyage is being undertaken with all necessary safety and security permissions from national and international regulators, and the purpose-built […]
Following successful departure from France, 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 a subsidiary of International Nuclear Services (INS) and has been […]
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 […]