Keel Laying Ceremony for a third new PNTL Ship
International Nuclear Services (INS) is pleased to announce that the keel laying ceremony for the blessing of the construction of the third new INF3 vessel, has taken place. The ceremony was held at the Tamano shipyard, Japan.
This follows the successful keel laying ceremony for the second vessel earlier this year (see media item 19 June 2009) and the successful launch of the Pacific Heron in 2007, also from the Tamano shipyard (see media item 10 May 2007).
The Pacific Heron, and the two additional vessels, will form part of an ongoing commitment to provide a dedicated specialist nuclear transport operation. The PNTL fleet has an exemplary record with over five million miles travelled without any incident resulting in the release of radioactivity. The new ships will enhance and extend our capability even further.
The two new vessels will become part of the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) fleet.
