Following notification on 5 August 2022, 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 days.

PNTL is part of Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS). It has been transporting nuclear materials between Europe and Japan for more than 45 years and has a flawless nuclear safety and security record. Its purpose-built vessels are state-of-the-art and are crewed by some of the most experienced nuclear mariners in the world.