Nuclear Sea Shipment Chronology

November 1992: First plutonium shipment from France to Japan, around Cape of Good Hope

February 1995: First shipment of vitrified high level waste (VHLW) from France to Japan, around Cape Horn

January 1997: Second VHLW shipment, around Cape of Good Hope

January 1998: Third VHLW shipment, through Panama Canal

February 1999: Fourth VHLW shipment, through Panama Canal

July 1999: First MOX fuel shipment from Great Britain and France to Japan, around Cape of Good Hope

December 1999: Fifth VHLW shipment, through Panama Canal