A consignment of high-level waste (HLW) has been safely delivered to its destination in Germany.
Seven flasks containing HLW in the form of vitrified residues, arrived at an interim storage facility in Germany on Thursday 3 April.
This was the second of three planned shipments of HLW from the UK to Germany.
The waste results from the reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel at the Sellafield site in West Cumbria, which had previously been used to produce electricity for homes and industry in Germany.
Vitrified Residue Returns (VRR) are a key component of the UK’s strategy to repatriate high level waste from the Sellafield site, fulfil overseas contracts and deliver on Government policy.
NTS, part of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), performed the shipment, in full compliance with all national and international regulations, drawing on nearly 50 years’ experience of transporting nuclear materials safely and securely around the world.
The waste was transported by NTS’s specialist rail capability from Sellafield to the port of Barrow-in-Furness, by the purpose-built nuclear carrier Pacific Grebe to a German port, then by rail to the Isar Federal interim storage facility. NTS worked alongside Orano NCS to safely manage the overland transport in Germany.
Ben Whittard, co-CEO of NTS, said: “This is a significant milestone in delivering UK government strategy to repatriate high level waste from Sellafield to overseas customers. Once again, NTS and its partners have demonstrated our ability to complete complex transports safely and securely.”
Ciara Middlehurst, co-CEO of NTS, added: “Transport operations like this show the breadth of rail, shipping and technical expertise we have within NTS. I would like to thank our partners, customers and colleagues for their hard work and co-operation in making this shipment such a success.”
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