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Future depends on collaboration, WNFM conference told
09 June 2025 Global NewsThe importance of collaboration in the fuel supply chain to enable its future was emphasised at the 51st World Nuclear Fuel Market (WMFM) conference.
Head of Sales at Urenco, Sarah Riedel, told a panel discussion on June 4 that “everybody” had a role to play in maintaining the market and helping it succeed going forward.
The panel included enrichers, converters, miners and a laser enrichment company.
Sarah said: “Urenco is actively collaborating with its customers and partners.
“We are expanding our enrichment capacity, working towards the first HALEU facility and educating stakeholders in the market.”
The panel examined the “chicken and egg issue” in the advanced fuels/advanced reactor market, the current impact of geo-politics on nuclear, and asked whether a new enrichment new-build project was needed.
On the latter point, Sarah said that expanding at existing sites held an advantage over new projects as companies like Urenco had the space to expand whilst already having licences in place. At our site in Eunice, New Mexico, we can expand up to 10 million SWU per year.
The WNFM was held in Sydney, Australia, this year.
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About Urenco
Urenco is an international supplier of enrichment services and fuel cycle products with sustainability at the core of its business. Operating in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for 50 years, Urenco facilitates zero carbon electricity generation for consumers around the world.
With its head office near London, UK, Urenco’s global presence ensures diversity and security of supply for customers through enrichment facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Using centrifuge technology designed and developed by Urenco, and through the expertise of our people, the Urenco Group provides safe, cost effective and reliable services; operating within a framework of high environmental, social and governance standards, complementing international safeguards.
Urenco is committed to continued investment in the responsible management of nuclear materials; innovation activities with clear sustainability benefits, such as nuclear medicine, industrial efficiency and research; and nurturing the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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