EXPERIENCE OF NATURAL UF6 TRANSPORT FROM CANADA TO JAPAN

Natural UF6 was transported from Canada to Japan using surface and ocean transport. The surface transport in Canada was made from the conversion facility located in Ontario, Canada to the west coast port in Canada. Thereafter, natural UF6 was shipped by ocean-going dedicated vessel to the Japanese port. One of the high-light during the transport was the surface transport in Canada which was made through transcontinental transport over the Rocky Mountains aound 4,000km by B-train, multi-trailer combination composed of one tractor with two trailers. There are many requirements for the surface transport in Canada by transport regulations of both Canada and Japan such as strict inspections on package before shipment by Japanese regulations. In addition to meet those requirements, we took counter measures especially for the smooth operation of DTC, which is the key issue for securing smooth transport of 48Y cylinders at the time of before loading on truck, before shipment and during surface transport. As a result of taking counter measures, not only the surface transport in Canada but also the overall transport was successfully completed as scheduled.