Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: First fuel from Lepse leaves Nerpa shipyard

First fuel from Lepse leaves Nerpa shipyard - World Nuclear News: The first containers of used nuclear fuel assemblies removed from the Lepse floating technical base at the Nerpa shipyard have been transported to Murmansk, Russia. The fuel is being removed under a programme managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and will be sent to Mayak for reprocessing.