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Urenco donates €40,000 to IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme

22 December 2020

Urenco has donated €40,000 to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme to help increase the participation of women in nuclear science by providing scholarships in nuclear related subjects.

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Supporting our communities in 2020

21 December 2020

In 2020 Urenco continued providing practical and financial support to a wide variety of organisations through our volunteering and donations programmes in the hope of easing the hardship being felt by so many.

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Urenco increases support to FORATOM

16 December 2020

Kees Jan Steenhoek, Urenco Director of Government Affairs EU, has been appointed as Chair of FORATOM’s overarching policy framework steering group and Vice-Chair of its Sustainability Policies Working Group.

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Support for nuclear in UK Energy White paper

14 December 2020

Nuclear has a key role in achieving goals to reach Net Zero, realise a green economic recovery and keep energy bills affordable.

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Urenco welcomes new UK carbon emissions target

04 December 2020

Urenco welcomes the UK Government’s pledge to realise a more ambitious target of reducing the country’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030.

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UK Government announces £12bn Ten Point Plan for net-zero transition

18 November 2020

Urenco is encouraged by the UK Government’s announcement of significant investment in realising net zero targets by 2050, with recognition of the valuable role nuclear can play.

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Urenco joins Sizewell C Consortium

28 October 2020

The consortium is calling on the government to move forward with plans for Sizewell C.

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Nuclear’s valuable role highlighted in UK Government response to Committee on Climate Change report

22 October 2020

Encouraging statements about the future role of nuclear were included in the UK Government’s response to the Committee on Climate Change’s 2020 Progress Report to Parliament.

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First Including U conference for D&I champions

15 October 2020

Urenco has held the first global diversity & inclusion internal conference for its ‘Including U’ champions, run during National Inclusion Week.

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About Urenco

Urenco is an international supplier of enrichment services and fuel cycle products with sustainability at the core of its business. Operating in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for 50 years, Urenco facilitates zero carbon electricity generation for consumers around the world.

With its head office near 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. Using centrifuge technology designed and developed by Urenco, and through 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 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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