Urenco Gronau
Urenco Gronau is a enrichment facility operated by Urenco in Germany. Its capacity is not publicly disclosed.
Germany's only enrichment plant, and notably exempt from the country's nuclear phase-out: it continues to operate and export after every German power reactor has shut.
Facility
| Stage | Enrichment |
|---|---|
| Operator | Urenco |
| Country | Germany |
| Capacity | not disclosed |
| Figure applies to | — |
| Note on the figure | Included in Urenco's group figure; per-plant capacity not disclosed. |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 52.2100, 7.0400 |
Position in the chain
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world enrichment capacity cannot be stated.
Urenco also operates:
- Urenco ChemPlants, Capenhurst (deconversion)
- Urenco Almelo (enrichment)
- Urenco Capenhurst (enrichment)
- Urenco USA, National Enrichment Facility (enrichment)
- Urenco Capenhurst HALEU line (haleu)
Other enrichment facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Novouralsk, Zelenogorsk, Angarsk and Seversk | 29,133tSWU/yr | operating |
| CNNC enrichment plants | 13,789tSWU/yr | operating |
| Georges Besse II, Tricastin | 7,500tSWU/yr | operating |
| Urenco Almelo | not disclosed | operating |
| Urenco Capenhurst | not disclosed | operating |
| Urenco USA, National Enrichment Facility | not disclosed | operating |
| Rokkasho Enrichment Plant | not disclosed | operating |
| Project IKE, Oak Ridge | not disclosed | planned |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Uranium Enrichment · retrieved 2026-09-06