TRANSPORT | BUILDING CAPACITY
Building reliable and safe transport
As close to one thousand industry experts gather in France for PATRAM – the International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials – Nuclear Engineering International caught up with Seth Kybird, Chief Executive of Nuclear Transport Solutions, at what is undoubtedly an exciting time for nuclear transport and logistics.
Above: Pacific Egret is a specialist nuclear transport vessel.
“IT’S QUITE SIMPLE, without transport and logistics there is no nuclear industry.” That’s the key message from Seth Kybird, CEO of Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), who adds: “Clearly, it’s an exciting time for the global nuclear market as we continue our mission to create low-carbon energy for society, deal with our legacy plants and materials, and help solve big challenges around carbon net zero, energy security, defence and medicine.” He continues: “But transport and logistics are a vital
enabler for the success of the sector, and we won’t be able to meet our ambitions without an effective, reliable and safe nuclear transport and logistics industry.” Just over two years ago in April, 2021, the UK’s major nuclear transport companies came together into a single
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organisation – Nuclear Transport Solutions – with a bold ambition to use their collective nuclear transport expertise to make the world a safer and more sustainable place. The UK has long been a global leader at transporting nuclear materials, benefiting for many years from the expertise of International Nuclear Services, Direct Rail Services, and Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. In 2021 NTS brought these specialist capabilities
together into a single organisation responsible for providing safe, secure and reliable nuclear transport and logistics solutions in the UK and beyond. Seth explains: “Our ambition is for NTS to be a centre
of excellence for nuclear transport and cement our position as a vital international capability. The UK is
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