Spent fuel coming from the Netherlands arriving at the Valognes COGEMA Logistics rail terminal.

Press release

January 15, 2004

A shipment of 2 casks of spent fuel  (TN 17) left the Borssele nuclear power plant (Netherlands) to the COGEMA La Hague reprocessing plant, on January 13th 2004. This transport is expected to arrive at the Valognes railway terminal on  January 16th from 9 am.

This transport lies within the context of the 1993 contract signed between EPZ and COGEMA, for the reprocessing of spent fuel from the Dutch nuclear power plant.

This operation strictly conforms to national and international regulations.