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Urenco supports Canada-UK nuclear collaboration
10 September 2025 Global NewsThe delegation visited our UK site at Capenhurst on Monday, September 1, as part of a range of visits to UK nuclear energy sites. This was in collaboration with the UK Department for Business and Trade and the British Consul General, Calgary.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, September 3, Urenco attended and spoke at Canada-UK Nuclear Day at the Canadian Embassy in London. Urenco had also sponsored the event, which was a bilateral to the WNA Symposium which was taking place elsewhere in the capital.
Urenco’s General Manager for Advanced Nuclear Technology, Steve Threlfall, told a ‘building resilience’ panel that investments in the nuclear fuel supply chain are large by their nature and consistency in government policy will help support its expansion in the most sustainable manner.
As an example of this, Steve said that Urenco’s Advanced Fuels Facility (AFF) in the UK was being established to serve the global SMR market, and co-investment from the UK Government had proved a positive, enabling factor.
The delegation visit, which featured representatives from Sask Power, Ontario Power Generation and New Brunswick Power, had been taken on a tour of the UK site, including a drive-by the AFF to discuss the development of the project.
The visit was an opportunity to identify opportunities to increase cooperation between the Canadian nuclear sector and Urenco, as the UK and Canada scale up their nuclear programmes and select first SMR technologies for deployment.
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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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