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Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility

fabrication United States operating
Capacity
1,600tHM/yr

Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility is a fabrication facility operated by Westinghouse Electric Company in United States. It has a capacity of 1,600 tHM/yr as of 2022, about 11% of world fabrication capacity.

The largest LWR fabrication plant in the world, supplying Westinghouse PWR assemblies to the US fleet and abroad. Westinghouse also qualified VVER-compatible assemblies here and at Västerås, which is how Ukraine and the Czech Republic broke a long-standing dependence on Russian fuel.

Facility
StageFabrication
OperatorWestinghouse Electric Company
CountryUnited States
Capacity 1,600tHM/yr
Figure applies to2022
Statusoperating
Commissionednot stated
Coordinates33.8800, -80.9500
Position in the chain

This facility is about 11% of world fabrication capacity (14,912 tHM/yr, 2022).

Westinghouse Electric Company also operates:

Other fabrication facilities

FacilityCapacityStatus
Cameco Fuel Manufacturing, Port Hope 1,650tHM/yr operating
Elektrostal (MSZ) 1,560tHM/yr operating
Romans-sur-Isère (FBFC) 1,400tHM/yr operating
Richland 1,200tHM/yr operating
Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant 1,200tHM/yr operating
Toronto and Peterborough 1,200tHM/yr operating
Wilmington 1,000tHM/yr operating
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad 1,000tHM/yr operating
Daejeon 900tHM/yr operating
Västerås 800tHM/yr operating
Yibin (CJNF) 800tHM/yr operating
Lingen (ANF) 650tHM/yr operating
Kurihama (GNF-J) 630tHM/yr operating
Springfields 600tHM/yr operating
Juzbado 500tHM/yr operating
Tokai-Mura (Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel) 440tHM/yr operating
Baotou (CBNF) 400tHM/yr operating
Kumatori (NFI) 284tHM/yr operating
Tokai-Mura (NFI) 250tHM/yr operating
Pitești 250tHM/yr operating
Baotou (CNNFC) 246tHM/yr operating
Resende 240tHM/yr operating
Ust-Kamenogorsk (ULBA) 200tHM/yr operating
Ezeiza and Córdoba (Conuar) 200tHM/yr operating

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