Maritime Back End Transport –A first of a Kind: an Overview of the Vitrified Waste Transport from France to Australia

This “First of the Kind” :nuclear material transport has presented always some challenge and require high professionalism of our experts. This contribution will give an overview of the various challenges that have been met for the preparation and performance of a vitrified waste transport from La Hague Facility (France) to ANSTO facility (Australia).It will especially focus on the maritime transport. After reminder of the principal characteristics of the shipment to be performed, it will describe the different key components for a successful project::- Regulatory constraints (packages, ship)- Key criteria for selection of a maritime company- Organization of the operations at the French port- Internal and external controls performed at the French port before and during loading of the packages onto the ship- Continuous communication throughout the transportation- Organization of the operations at the Australian portFinally, it will describe how setting up a joint ANSTO and AREVA-TN dedicated and strong team to address Public Acceptance and External communication with medias has been a pre-requisite for the success of this first of the kind transport. .