Přepravy vyhořelého paliva

ÚJV Řež is since 2007 involved in the international transportation of spent nuclear fuel from research reactors. Since 2007 were realized 17 separate shipments from 12 countries.

Our services: 

• Rental, maintenance, and inspection of containers
• Transport of empty containers to the place of loading
• Transport of containers loaded with fuel to the destination (borders of the Russian Federation) including the provision of necessary permits
• Operator training at the place of loading
• Supervision of loading, drying, and closing of containers
• Leakage check by helium test
• Accompanying the shipment (providing radiation protection)
• Management of the return of empty containers

RRRFR and MNSR Projects

We have been providing services for the transport of spent nuclear fuel back to Russia for 9 years, participating in the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return (RRRFR), a part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) GTRI Nuclear Threat Reduction Initiative.

This project was followed by a contract currently underway for the transport of used nuclear fuel from Africa and Asia to China (project MNSR).

History of the shipments

• 12/ 2007 – Czech Republic (Řež,  reactor LVR-15)
•  7/2008 – Bulgaria (Sofia, reactor IRT-2000)
• 10/2008 – Hungary (Budapest, reactor BRR)
•  9/2009 – Poland (Otwock, reactor EWA)
•  2/2010 - Poland (Otwock, reactor EWA)
•  5/2010 – Ukraine (Kiev, reactor VVR-M)
• 10/2010 – Belarus (Minsk, reactor Pamir-630D a IRT-M)
• 11/2010 – Serbia (Vinča, reactor RA)
•  3/2012 - Ukraine (Kiev, reactor VVR-M)
• 10/2012 - Poland (Otwock, reactor EWA) note: low-enriched fuel
•  3/2013 - Czech Republic (Řež, reactor LVR-15)
• 7/2013 – Vietnam (Dalat, reactor DNRR)
• 11/2013 - Hungary (Budapest, reactor BRR)
•  9/2015 – Uzbekistan (Tashkent, reaktor Foton)
• 12/2015 – Gruzia (Tbilisi, reaktor Breeder-1)
• 10/2016 – Ghana (Accra, reaktor MNSR)
• 4/2019 - Nigeria (Zaria, reactor MNSR)