From supporting activity to Global Provider of Transport Services

There is practically main regular supplier and operator in Russia, who supplies uranium material all over the world under international trade contract - Joint Stock Company “Techsnabexport”, known as foreign trade company TENEX.TENEX is a company of the Rosatom State Corporation that comprises transport and logistics, service and engineering subsidiary companies in Russia, and trading subsidiaries in Switzerland, UK, Japan, Republic of Korea and USA.TENEX currently supplies uranium products to 30 companies in 16 countries worldwide with a practically 50-year experience.The safe secure and sufficient transportation uranium material is effected by many factors within the transportation system and safety and security requirements and recommendations of IAEA and the Russian Federation. The decisions of problems of shipments, including international, administrative and state control for safety and security measures during internal and international shipments will be considered and represented.Our products are:• enriched uranium;• uranium enrichment services;• uranium conversion services;• logistics and engineering services in nuclear fuel cycle.This paper will represent logistics enhancement program of TENEX for the ways of shipment uranium products on the world transport and service market, which include:• packaging purchase and service;• diversification of the ways of shipment;• operation through material accounts; foreign obligated feed processing;• long term cooperation and alliance arrangements with western transportation companies; The key issue of the submitted presentation is to share our experience in diversification of sea routs and the successful cooperation with Vostochny stevedoring company. The main idea is to show the possibility of transportation from Russian Far East sea port to Pacific Rim countries aswell as the transit opportunities from West to East through the territory of Russian Federation.