MV Pacific Egret
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pacific Egret |
| Owner: | Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd |
| Builder: | Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano |
| Launched: | 12 January 2010 |
| Completed: | Scheduled for June 2010 |
| Homeport: | Barrow in Furness |
| Status: | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | INF Class 3 vessel |
Pacific Egret is an INF Class 3 nuclear waste carrier launched in January 2010.
Construction
Pacific Egret was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano, Japan. She was launched on 12 January 2010. Her homeport is Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.[1]
Purpose built to carry Plutonium, highly enriched Uranium and mixed-oxide nuclear fuel. It is fitted with naval guns, cannons and other means of repelling assaults.[2]
References
- ↑ "PNTL launches 'Pacific Egret'". Motorship. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "Covert mission: Plutonium source might be Canada". Ottawa Citizen. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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