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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 energy.

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About us

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 energy.

What we do

Nuclear power, alongside renewables has an important role in the clean energy transition by generating reliable, low carbon electricity and hydrogen. Urenco has a key
contribution to make as a leader in enriching uranium, a key step in producing fuel for nuclear power plants.

Our customers typically supply us with natural uranium, which we then process into a form that can be used in nuclear power plants using centrifuge technology designed and deployed by Urenco. Through the flexible operation of this technology, we are also able to provide products and services beyond enrichment; for example, by conserving natural uranium and providing enriched uranium product.

We also use our technical expertise to serve the wider nuclear industry. We have subsidiaries dedicated to responsible nuclear stewardship and we produce stable isotope products with medical, industrial and research applications.

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Our purpose

Enriching the future with carbon free energy.

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Our vision

A sustainable net zero world.

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Our mission

Delivering trusted and innovative nuclear services and solutions.

Our purpose, vision and mission drive our strategic objectives, whilst our values determine our behaviours and ultimately the culture of our organisation. Through our long term culture programme we are working towards a fully inclusive environment where all voices are heard, and diversity can thrive.

Key facts

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Diversity of supply

We are the only company in the world to operate enrichment facilities in four countries.

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50 customers

We supply uranium enrichment services and fuel cycle products to more than 50 customers in 19 countries.

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17,900 tSW/a

At the end of 2022, our global production capacity was 17,900 tSW/a.

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Expertise in stewardship

We have two subsidiaries dedicated to overseeing our work in responsible nuclear stewardship.

Our global operations

We are unique in the global enrichment market in having four enrichment facilities in four different countries. These are located in Germany (Urenco Deutschland), the Netherlands (Urenco Nederland), the UK (Urenco UK) and the USA (UUSA). Our Head Office is located close to London in the UK and we have a marketing office in Arlington in the USA.

We are committed to leading the way in responsible uranium stewardship and have several subsidiaries dedicated to overseeing our work in this area. Urenco ChemPlants operates our Tails Management Facility in the UK, which deconverts the by-product of enrichment into a more stable form for long term storage for future enrichment or final disposal, and Urenco Nuclear Stewardship, also based in the UK, is responsible for the management of nuclear materials, decommissioning and recycling.

Our stable isotopes business (Urenco Stable Isotopes) in the Netherlands draws on our expertise and capabilities in centrifuge technology to produce a variety of stable isotopes for medical, industrial and research applications.

We also own a 50% interest in Enrichment Technology Company (ETC), a joint venture company with Orano. ETC provides enrichment plant design services and gas centrifuge technology for enrichment plants through its subsidiaries in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

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Our customers

We supply uranium enrichment services and fuel cycle products to more than 50 customers in 19 countries. Our global reach and diversity of supply means we are well placed to meet the needs of our customers around the world and we pride ourselves on the quality, flexibility and reliability of our services. We are currently working towards providing support to our customers to fuel nuclear new builds, including the next generation of reactors.

In 2022, we once again met 100% of our customer delivery commitments.

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Our history

In 2020, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our founding treaty, the Treaty of Almelo. Signed on 4 March 1970 by the UK, Dutch and German governments, the treaty laid the foundations for international cooperation and collaboration in atomic expertise for the development of centrifuge technology for peaceful purposes. Watch our video to find out more, or scroll through the slider below to see key milestones. 

  • 1970
    Urenco was founded following the signing of the Treaty of Almelo by the governments of Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

    1970
    Urenco was founded following the signing of the Treaty of Almelo by the governments of Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

  • 1975
    We delivered on our first SWU contract from pilot plant production at Urenco Nederland and Urenco UK.

    1975
    We delivered on our first SWU contract from pilot plant production at Urenco Nederland and Urenco UK.

  • 1977
    Our commercial scale demonstration plants at Urenco Nederland and Urenco UK were formally installed.

    1977
    Our commercial scale demonstration plants at Urenco Nederland and Urenco UK were formally installed.

  • 1985
    Our German enrichment facility, Urenco Deutschland, began production and we opened our US marketing office.

    1985
    Our German enrichment facility, Urenco Deutschland, began production and we opened our US marketing office.

  • 1991
    The production of stable isotopes for medical, research and industrial applications started at Urenco Nederland.

    1991
    The production of stable isotopes for medical, research and industrial applications started at Urenco Nederland.

  • 2010
    We began production at our US enrichment facility, UUSA. To date, it is the only commercial enrichment facility in the USA.

    2010
    We began production at our US enrichment facility, UUSA. To date, it is the only commercial enrichment facility in the USA.

  • 2012
    Urenco Nuclear Stewardship, responsible for the management of nuclear materials, decommissioning and recycling, began operations.

    2012
    Urenco Nuclear Stewardship, responsible for the management of nuclear materials, decommissioning and recycling, began operations.

  • 2019
    We opened our Tails Management Facility, responsible for deconverting the by-product of our enrichment services for long-term storage.

    2019
    We opened our Tails Management Facility, responsible for deconverting the by-product of our enrichment services for long-term storage.

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