Port Hope Conversion Facility
Capacity
12,500tU/yr as UF6
Port Hope Conversion Facility is a conversion facility operated by Cameco Corporation in Canada. It has a capacity of 12,500 tU/yr as UF6 as of 2022, about 20% of world conversion capacity.
The only conversion plant in Canada and the only one in the world that also produces uranium dioxide for CANDU fuel, on the same site. UF6 output feeds enrichers worldwide; the UO2 line feeds Cameco's own CANDU fabrication, which needs no enrichment at all.
Facility
| Stage | Conversion |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cameco Corporation |
| Country | Canada |
| Capacity | 12,500tU/yr as UF6 |
| Figure applies to | 2022 |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 43.9500, -78.2833 |
Position in the chain
This facility is about 20% of world conversion capacity (62,000 tU/yr as UF6, 2022).
Cameco Corporation also operates:
- Cameco Fuel Manufacturing, Port Hope (fabrication)
- McArthur River / Key Lake (mining)
- Cigar Lake (mining)
Other conversion facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Malvési and Philippe Coste (Tricastin) | 15,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Lanzhou and Hengyang | 15,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Siberian Chemical Combine, Seversk | 12,500tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Metropolis Works | 7,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Conversion and Deconversion · retrieved 2026-09-06