(VOVWORLD) - The UK is investing nearly 200 million GBP (251 million USD) to build the first high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) facility in Europe.
 Sizewell B nuclear power plant in east England (Photo: AFP) |
The government has awarded 196 million GBP to Urenco to build a uranium enrichment facility in Cheshire, located in northwest England. The plant is scheduled to produce fuel by 2031 that will be ready to export or use domestically.
The CEO of Urenco said that the responsibility the nuclear industry has to help governments and customers to achieve climate change and energy security goals is clear.