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1998
May

The WNTI story begins

The World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) was founded on 28 April 1998 to represent the collective interests of the nuclear transport industry. The founder members were British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (UK), Cogema (France) and the Federation of Electric Power Companies (Japan). The new organisation is headed by Sten Bjurström and has a Head Office in London and satellite offices in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.

WNTI Headquarters
1999
Mar

New relationships

WNTI gains provisional Consultative and Observer status with IMO, IAEA, ICAO.

IAEA Headquarters
IMO Headquarters
1999
Mar

The First Working Groups

WNTI establishes it’s first Working Groups HEX-T and St-1.

Transport of natural UF6
1999
Mar

The First WNTI Publication

WNTI publishes it’s first document: The International Safety Regime.

2000
Aug

The First TRANSSC meeting

Attends first TRANSSC meeting and thereafter, constantly attends IAEA revision meetings on Transport Regulations, including TRANSSC, Revision Panel, Technical Meetings & Consultant Services Meetings.

2001
Mar

New Working Group

WNTI TS-R-1 Working Group is established.

2003
Aug

Industrial site visits

WNTI industrial site visit programme begins and singled out for praise by President of 2003 IAEA International Transport Safety Conference.

2003
Sep

Student Sponsorship

WNTI establishes student sponsorship programme with the World Maritime University, and has since sponsored 9 students from 8 countries around the world.

The World Maritime University
2004
May

First SAMM

WNTI holds it’s first Semi-Annual Members Meeting (SAMM).

2004
Sep

PATRAM 2004

WNTI participates in PATRAM in Berlin in September.

2008
May

WNTI Anniversary

WNTI celebrates its 10th Anniversary of operations.

2010
Jul

PATRAM 2010

WNTI co-hosts 16th PATRAM in London and wins AOKI AWARD for organisational long-term contribution at PATRAM 2010.

2011
Dec

IAEA Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material Conference

WNTI presents at IAEA Conference on Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material: The Next Fifty Years, coinciding with 50th Anniversary of the first publication of the IAEA Transport Regulations.

2014
Feb

WNTI is instrumental in consulting on the opening of a port in Mozambique.

Portos do Norte, in Mozambique, is approved by the ANEA to accept shipments of Class 7 radioactive materials with support from WNTI.

Portos do Norte, Mozambique
2015
Feb

IAEA 1st EPReSC

WNTI participates in 1st IAEA Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards Committee (EPReSC) in Vienna.

2016
Jan

First Transport seminar in the Middle East

WNTI hosts its first Transport seminar in the Middle East (Amman, Jordan) in partnership with INMM

2016
May

PATRAM 2016

WNTI co-hosts 18th PATRAM in Kobe, Japan.

2018
May

WNTI celebrates 20 years

The WNTI celebrates its 20th Anniversary and marks the occasion at the UK Houses of Parliament in London.

2018
May

RAM TRANSPORT

WNTI is official partner in the 11th International RAM TRANSPORT conference in association with The Nuclear Institute.

2019
Feb

Sellafield Becomes WNTI's First Full Member

The WNTI Full Member category was introduced in April 2018, in February 2019 Sellafield became WNTI’s first Full Member. Full Members make a substantial commitment and are actively involved in WNTI’s strategy and development. Mike White joins the WNTI Board of Directors to augment this status.

WNTI Secretary General, John Mulkern, and Sellafield's Mike White receiving Full Membership
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