Nuclear cargo ready to load

Wednesday 4th March 2009, 2:58PM GMT.

GREENPEACE militants protested in Cherbourg last night at the imminent departure of what is believed to be the largest ever consignment of high-level nuclear fuel ever to be transported anywhere in the world.

The fuel consignment, in the form of MOX (mixed oxides) contains 1.8 tonnes of plutonium and large amounts of uranium — double the amount of the previous largest nuclear cargo.
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It will be loaded on to two British nuclear transport vessels, the Pacific Pintail and the Pacific Heron, when they arrive from Cumbria at the French port later this week.

The MOX fuel is to be transported to Japan and will pass north of the Channel Islands before the end of the week.

Pictured: The Pacific Pintail leaves Cumbria on a previous voyage to collect nuclear fuel

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Bernard

March 4, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Well that sounds a little scary…

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sean

March 4, 2009 at 9:51 pm

whats the bet they both collide or get wrecked in a storm just off the coast of the channel islands!!

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Grumpy Beggar

March 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm

..and I thought the glow in the east was the sun rising…

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Adrian

March 5, 2009 at 9:34 pm

It doesn’t matter its only the Channel Islands no one takes any notice of them anyway.

Grumpy Beggar whats wrong with you? Radiation is good for you so I’ve been told. Its also good for night fishing as it means you can see the fish coming.

On a serious note I’m sure the States would stop anything that they knew could damage our health wouldn’t they?

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