Urenco ChemPlants, Capenhurst
Capacity
10,000tU/yr
Urenco ChemPlants, Capenhurst is a deconversion facility operated by Urenco in United Kingdom. It has a capacity of 10,000 tU/yr as of 2022.
Urenco's tails deconversion facility, co-located with its UK enrichment plant.
Facility
| Stage | Depleted uranium |
|---|---|
| Operator | Urenco |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Capacity | 10,000tU/yr |
| Figure applies to | 2022 |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 53.2600, -2.9500 |
Position in the chain
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world deconversion capacity cannot be stated.
Urenco also operates:
- Urenco Almelo (enrichment)
- Urenco Gronau (enrichment)
- Urenco Capenhurst (enrichment)
- Urenco USA, National Enrichment Facility (enrichment)
- Urenco Capenhurst HALEU line (haleu)
Other deconversion facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tricastin deconversion (W plant) | 20,000tU/yr | operating |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Conversion and Deconversion · retrieved 2026-09-06
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data