MOX transportation ship bound for Britain arrives in Takahama

MOX transportation ship bound for Britain arrives in Takahama

TAKAHAMA, Japan - The Pacific Pintail, one of two ships that will transport plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel to Britain, arrives June 14 at the port of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture. The ship will transport the MOX fuel, currently stored at the plant, to British Nuclear Fuels PLC, the British manufacturer of the fuel, in early July, sources familiar with the shipping plan said.

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