MOX-carrying ship's entry into port delayed by high waves

MOX-carrying ship's entry into port delayed by high waves

OKUMA, Japan - The 4,648-ton Pacific Teal carrying mixed oxide fuel from Britain sails off Okuma, Fukukshima Prefecture, on Sept. 22. The vessel was unable to enter the port of a nuclear power plant in the northeastern prefecture due to high waves. The fuel will be used for Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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