Two enrichment plants, SP4 and SP5, are in operation. Our former plants, SP1, SP2 and SP3, have been fully decommissioned and brought back to green-field sites. SP5 began operations in 2000 and produces more than 80% of Urenco Nederland’s total production capacity.
History
Urenco Nederland is one of Urenco’s first enrichment facilities, along with our enrichment facility in the UK, Urenco UK. Since 1973, we have used centrifuge technology designed and deployed by Urenco to enrich uranium. In 1975, Urenco delivered on its first SWU contract from pilot plant production in Urenco Nederland and Urenco UK, and in 1977, our first commercial scale plant at Urenco Nederland was formally installed.
Key facts
5,100 tSW/a
Our current production capacity is 5,100 tSW/a.
1973
We began operations in 1973.
Ad Louter
The facilities Managing Director is Ad Louter.
300
We employ more than 300 people.
Update this section for UNL??? Enrichment services at Urenco Deutschland
At our facility, we enrich uranium for low carbon power generation using centrifuge technology designed and developed by Urenco. Like all our enrichment facilities, we operate within a framework of high environmental, social responsibility and corporate governance standards.
The first enrichment plant at Urenco Deutschland began operations in August 1985. By the beginning of 1998, the plant reached its original capacity of 1,000 tSW/a. In February 2005, a licence for a second enrichment plant was granted, allowing for our current production capacity.
Urenco Stable Isotopes
Urenco Nederland is unique because, besides uranium enrichment, we also use our centrifuge technology to produce a variety of stable isotopes for medical, industrial and research applications. Each year, more than 2 million patient treatments are performed using nuclear medicines produced with Urenco's stable isotope.
Supporting our local communities
Supporting and engaging regularly with our local communities is key to our approach to sustainability. We sponsor various sporting and cultural activities throughout the year and volunteer to support residents, schools and charities.
Nurturing an interest in science and engineering among young people is also a key part of what we do. Every year, we facilitate science workshops and other educational activities for local schools. Our major educational project for the past year has been supporting the British Science Association with the international expansion of their CREST Awards initiative, a scheme that inspires young people to engage with science and engineering through project work. We have launched our own CREST Discovery resource in the Netherlands, Classroom2030, which is the first CREST Awards resource targeted at schools outside the UK.
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