UK uranium enrichment

Posted: 27th November 2024

THE MP for Chester South and Eddisbury has visited Urenco UK’s nuclear facility at Capenhurst following the announcement in May that £196m would be spent on a new uranium enrichment facility. Aphra Brandreth toured the companies three existing nuclear enrichment plants, the largest of which, Urenco’s E23 enrichment plant, produces more than 80 percent of the Capenhurst site’s enrichment output. Urenco use centrifuge technology designed and developed by the company to enrich uranium. Operating since 1973, Urenco employs 1142 employees who have a contract at the three business entities at the Capenhurst site.

 

Chester Standard 26th Nov 2024

 

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