Shipment of high level waste from the UK to Germany
Over the coming years the UK will be returning high level waste in the form of vitrified residues to Germany.
皇冠体育app 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 by utilities in Germany.
皇冠体育appre will be a total of 3 shipments to federal storage facilities in Germany, and preparations are under way to perform the first shipment in late 2020.
皇冠体育app Vitrified Residue Returns programme is a key component of the UK鈥檚 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) strategy to repatriate high level waste from the UK, fulfil overseas contracts and deliver UK Government policy.
皇冠体育appse returns involve Sellafield Ltd working in partnership with to return the waste to German customers.
INS, a subsidiary of the NDA, will perform the shipments, drawing on more than 40 years鈥� experience of transporting nuclear materials safely and securely around the world.
皇冠体育app waste will be transported by sea on a specialised vessel to a German port, then onwards by rail to the final destinations.
INS has contracted with Daher Nuclear Technologies GmbH, to safely manage the overland transport in Germany.
皇冠体育app shipment will be carried out in full compliance with all applicable national and international regulations, and subject to issue of all relevant permits and licences.
Sellafield Ltd will provide further information on the shipments in due course.