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Depleted Uranium Processing and Storage Facilities

(last updated 21 Nov 2011)

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Facilities for Reconversion/Deconversion to Uranium Metal

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/Location a)Capacity b) [MTU/year]
BrazilIPEN external linkReduction Unit São Paulo e)30
CanadaCameco external linkPort Hope, Ontario external link2,000
IndiaDAETrombay c)100
United KingdomBritish Nuclear Fuels, Ltd. external linkSpringfields, Lancashire2,000
UKAEA external linkDounreay, Caithness d)4
Total4,134
a) Conversion of UF4 to uranium metal unless otherwise noted.
b) Nominal capacity.
c) Yellow cake to uranium metal conversion.
d) UNH-UO3, UNH-U, UF6-U.
e) on standby.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium metal.

Facilities for Reconversion/Deconversion to U3O8

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/Location a)Capacity b) [MTU/year]
FranceCOGEMA external linkUsine W, Pierrelatte [ISSUES]20,000
RussiaElectrochemical Plant (ECP) external link"W-ЭХЗ" (W-[EKhz]), Zelenogorsk [ISSUES]10,000
Total30,000
a) Conversion of UF6 to U3O8 unless otherwise noted.
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium contents.

Facilities for Fluorine Extraction

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/Location a)Capacity b) [MTU/year]
USAIntl. Isotopes Inc. external linkFEP, Idaho [ISSUES] 
Total 
a) Conversion of UF4 to fluoride gases unless otherwise noted.
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium contents.

Facilities for Processing of Uranium Metal

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/LocationCapacity b) [MTU/year]
FranceSICN (100% COGEMA external link)Annecy [ISSUES]1,000
USAStarmet Corp. external link (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.)Concord, MA [ISSUES] 
Barnwell, SC [ISSUES] 
RussiaJSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant external linkGlazov, Udmurt Republic 
Total...
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Facilities for Fabrication of Depleted Uranium Ammunition

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/LocationCapacity b) [MTU/year]
FranceSICN (100% COGEMA external link)Annecy [ISSUES]
United KingdomRoyal Ordnance Specialty Metals Inc.Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Royal Ordnance PLCChorley, Lancashire
USAAerojet Ordnance Co.Chino, CA
Aerojet Ordnance TennesseeJonesboro, TN [ISSUES]
Alliant Techsystems Inc. external linkTwin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, New Brighton, MN [ISSUES]
Martin Marietta Energy SystemsMilan, TN
Mason and HangerIowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, IA [ISSUES]
National Manufacturing Co.St.Louis, MO
Primex Technologies Inc. external link(formerly Olin Ordnance Co.)Red Lion, PA
Starmet Corp. external link (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.)Concord, MA [ISSUES]
Total...
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Storage of Depleted Uranium

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/LocationCapacity b) [MTU]
FranceCOGEMA external linkBessines [ISSUES]199,900
Miramas [ISSUES]closed
United KingdomBNFL external linkCapenhurst [ISSUES]?
NetherlandsCOVRA external linkBorsele [ISSUES]?
Total...
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Disposal of Depleted Uranium

CountryOwner/ControllerPlant Name/LocationCapacity b) [MTU]
USAEnergy Solutions, Inc. external linkClive, Utah [ISSUES]?
Total...
b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

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