Springfields conversion line
Springfields conversion line is a conversion facility operated by Westinghouse Electric Company in United Kingdom. Its capacity is not publicly disclosed.
The United Kingdom converted uranium at Springfields until 2014, when Cameco ended the toll conversion agreement that kept the line running and production stopped that August. It is recorded here because its absence is the point: it left the West with three converters instead of four, and the world with five, which is why conversion prices moved as violently as they did afterwards. Westinghouse still fabricates fuel on the site, and has UK government funding to prepare new conversion capacity from 2028.
| Stage | Conversion |
|---|---|
| Operator | Westinghouse Electric Company |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Capacity | not disclosed |
| Figure applies to | - |
| Status | shut down |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 53.7597, -2.7972 |
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world conversion capacity cannot be stated.
Westinghouse Electric Company also operates:
- Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (fabrication)
- Västerås (fabrication)
- Springfields (fabrication)
Other conversion facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Malvési and Philippe Coste (Tricastin) | 15,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Port Hope Conversion Facility | 12,500tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Siberian Chemical Combine, Seversk | 12,500tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Metropolis Works | 7,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Lanzhou conversion plant | 5,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Hengyang conversion plant | 3,000tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Elektrostal (Elemash) reprocessed uranium conversion | 700tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Diwopu (Jiuquan) | 500tU/yr as UF6 | operating |
| Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility | 200tU/yr as UF6 | uncertain |
Sources
- World Nuclear News, Westinghouse targets new UK-based uranium conversion capabilities · retrieved 2026-09-06
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