Greenpeace delays departure of MOX ship to Japan

Greenpeace delays departure of MOX ship to Japan

BARROW-IN-FURNESS, England - The Pacific Teal, which is to stop in northern France to pick up a cargo of mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel to transport to Japan, is forced to stay at Barrrow-in-Furness harbor July 19 due to a blockade by Greenpeace protesting against the shipment.

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