Where is Urenco based?
Arlington, USA
Urenco Inc. and Urenco USA Inc., both Delaware registered companies, are based in Arlington, USA. Urenco Inc. markets our enrichment services and fuel cycle products and Urenco USA Inc. owns our US enrichment facility in New Mexico, Eunice.
What does Urenco USA do?
We provide safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services and fuel cycle products for power generation within a framework of high environmental, social responsibility and corporate governance standards.
What does Urenco do at Capenhurst?
Located in Capenhurst, Urenco UK operates three enrichment plants, which enable nuclear power stations around the world to generate electricity. The largest of the three plants, E23, produces more than 80% of the facility’s enrichment capacity.
What happens at Capenhurst?
What happens on the Capenhurst site? Operation of centrifuge enrichment plants which process radioactive material as part of the nuclear fuel cycle. The chemical which is processed is called uranium hexafluoride (commonly known as hex). Decommissioning of redundant plant and the storage and management of uranium.
What is Capenhurst nuclear?
The Capenhurst site was originally developed during World War II as a Royal Ordnance factory. After the war, it was chosen as the location for a uranium enrichment plant. In 1993 it was divided into two Nuclear Licensed Sites for the remaining diffusion plant and the centrifuge operations.
How many people work at Urenco?
approximately 1,500 people
Urenco employees approximately 1,500 people. The company globally operates 4 enrichment sites and has its head office in Stoke Poges, UK, employing in total approximately 1,500 employees.
Where does UK enrich uranium?
Capenhurst
The United Kingdom operates a gaseous centrifuge uranium enrichment plant in Capenhurst. This facility is part of the URENCO consortium, which has an obligation to produce only material for civilian purposes.
What industry is Urenco?
Urenco is an international supplier of enrichment services and fuel cycle products for the civil nuclear industry, serving utility customers worldwide who provide low carbon electricity through nuclear generation.
What’s new at Capenhurst nuclear services?
In June a new contract was signed between Capenhurst Nuclear Services and Cavendish Nuclear. The contract is to transfer all of the depleted Uranium which is currently stored at the Capenhurst plant in to new storage vessels. This work will commence in 2020.
What happened to the Uranium Hex at Capenhurst?
The depleted Uranium Hex at the Capenhurst plant was created as a part of the Uranium enrichment process, which is still being used to create more nukiller fuel rods. In turn these fuel rods becomes highly radioactive nukiller waste, which adds to the existing radioactive problems at both Sellafield and Drigg.
What is happening at the new Urenco tailings plant at Capenhurst?
Having spent almost One Billion pounds, and over four years late to complete, the new URENCO tailings plant at Capenhurst is opening this month. The plant will convert the highly dangerous Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride [ Hex ] stored at the plant in to Uranium Oxide.
What is Capenhurst – the facts?
Capenhurst – the Facts is the first publication of its kind. The report includes a description of URENCO’s activities, transport of material, accidents that have occurred, the tailings plant that will store depleted uranium hexafluoride for years to come, and storage of submarine reactors.