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Urenco showcases innovations for net zero at Nuclear 2021
02 December 2021 Global SustainabilityToday, Urenco is attending Nuclear 2021, the UK industry’s leading annual nuclear conference. The event will bring together an array of speakers covering key developments over the past year, as well as looking ahead to 2022 and beyond under the theme ‘Nuclear for Net Zero’.
Urenco is Gold Sponsor for the event and we will be showcasing our role in the civil nuclear fuel cycle, our UK presence and how we are exploring new technologies that will strengthen nuclear’s low-carbon energy offering. These include the development of advanced fuels as well as supporting the design and build of an advanced modular reactor, U-Battery, that will provide low carbon, reliable energy for power intensive industries and remote locations.
Steve Threlfall, General Manager of U-Battery, will be speaking at the panel discussion ‘High Heat, Low Carbon: The Future Of AMRs’, where he will share his experience in developing U-Battery and how deploying these reactor types can help in achieving global net zero goals.
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About Urenco
Urenco is an international supplier of uranium enrichment services, fuel cycle products and related solutions with sustainability at the core of our business. Operating in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for over 50 years, Urenco understands the importance of energy security and facilitates the reliable delivery of low carbon electricity generation for consumers around the world.
With its head office in London, UK, Urenco’s global presence ensures diversity and security of supply for customers through enrichment facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Through our technology and the expertise of our people, the Urenco Group provides safe, cost effective and reliable services, operating within a framework of high environmental, social and governance standards, complementing international safeguards.
Urenco is making a positive contribution to global climate change goals through our core business and we are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
We are committed to continued investment in the responsible management of nuclear materials; innovation activities with clear sustainability benefits, such as nuclear medicine, industrial efficiency and research; and nurturing the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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