Executives from British Nuclear Fuels PLC, which was embroiled in a fuel falsification scandal last year, will travel to Japan next week in a bid to drum up new orders and regain the trust of Japanese customers, BNFL said Monday.
The company believes that without Japanese contracts, BNFL's mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel business is doomed.
BNFL, which is desperate to restore its credibility in Japan, hopes the trip by BNFL executives and trade union officials will "lay the foundations" for new orders, a company spokeswoman said.
The visit will start Monday.