Spent Fuel receipt & storage
Used fuel from all over the world, including the UK, arrives at Sellafield inside purpose-designed shielded flasks which can weigh up to 110 tonnes.
The flasks of used fuel are taken to the Thorp receipt and storage facility by rail. Once the lid bolts are removed, the flasks are placed underwater and the lids are taken off. The containers holding the used fuel are removed from the flasks and are transferred to the storage pond.
Spent fuel receipt & storage Achievements
The Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd ship, The Pacific Teal, has been taken out of service and sent for recycling after 26 years service. The ship was used to transport nuclear fuel between the UK and Japan.
Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd, the world's most experienced shipper of nuclear cargoes, has successfully completed over 170 shipments in the last 30 years, with the ships safely covering more than five million miles without a single incident resulting in the release of radioactivity.
In over 40 years of operations we have successfully transported over 2,000 casks of nuclear material.
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