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Watch: Advanced fuels at Urenco

16 September 2024 Global

Our new commercial HALEU facility will be the first of its kind in Europe and the western world.

Urenco is building an advanced fuels facility to power the nuclear reactors of tomorrow. 

This is happening at our UK site in Capenhurst, Cheshire, and it will serve both the European and wider global market. 

But why are we taking this action now, how can it benefit the market, and why is Urenco ideally placed to play a leading role in the production of High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) and other advanced fuels?

Find out more by watching this video. 

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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.