ADVANCE URANIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

A Toshiba and Westinghouse Electric company

A moving experience... by air, rail, road or sea... as one would expect, a company with the world’s largest uranium transport assets really delivers on its promises.

Logistics

As the world’s largest transporter of natural and depleted UF6, UAM is one of the industry’s leading brands, with an unblemished record for quality and safety. The company provides a comprehensive front end nuclear fuel cycle logistics service for an expanding portfolio of customers around the globe.

The Company continues to invest heavily in logistics and owns the world’s largest fleet of front end nuclear transport assets. Its experience in the market has been the catalyst for the ongoing programme of innovation and improvement that has seen the development of a series of unique stowage, consignment, packaging and handling systems; resulting in improved safety and more cost effective consignments for customers.

Logistics Operations & Services

The range of services for UAM customers includes:

  • Consignment services
  • Road, rail and air freight
  • Ocean freight, including ocean liner and charter service
  • Customs clearance
  • Terminal handling, including loading and stevedoring
  • Port supervision and consignment witnessing
  • The provision of customised vessel stowage systems, many unique to Advance UAM
  • International regulatory compliance, incorporating licensing and security issues

Materials shipped include:

  • U3O8
  • Natural UO3 powder
  • Natural UF6
  • Enriched UF6
  • Enriched UO2 powder
  • Finished fuel

Active membership of all the industry’s regulatory bodies (IAEA, WNTI, WNA, RAMTUC and TRANSC) and excellent working relationships with the Department of Transport, Office for Civil Nuclear Security, VOSA, Lloyds and other European regulators, ensures that the company remains at the vanguard of regulatory change.

Compliance and safety are paramount to Advance UAM as is the quality of service and operations. UAM’s Quality Management System has achieved ISO 9001:2008 standard which signals to customers and suppliers alike that the Company operates to the highest standards possible, and it is this, coupled with strong customer focus, strategic partnerships with a network of trusted proven suppliers and investment in a highly skilled workforce that helps to differentiate UAM from its contemporaries.