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Depleted Uranium Processing and Storage Facilities

(last updated 9 July 2019)

Contents:

Reconversion/Deconversion to Uranium Metal
Reconversion/Deconversion to U₃O₈
Processing of Uranium Metal
Fabrication of Depleted Uranium Ammunition
Storage of Depleted Uranium
Disposal of Depleted Uranium
Further Information

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Facilities for Reconversion/Deconversion to Uranium Metal

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location ^a)	Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]
Brazil	IPEN	Reduction Unit São Paulo ^e)	30
Canada	Cameco	Port Hope, Ontario	2,000
India	DAE	Trombay ^c)	100
United Kingdom	British Nuclear Fuels, Ltd.	Springfields, Lancashire	2,000
United Kingdom	UKAEA	Dounreay, Caithness ^d)	4
Total			4,134

^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

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location ^a)	Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]
France	Orano	Usine W, Pierrelatte [ISSUES]	14,000
United Kingdom	Urenco	Tails de-conversion plant, Capenhurst [ISSUES]	15,000
Russia	Electrochemical Plant (ECP)	"W-ЭХЗ" (W-ECP), Zelenogorsk [ISSUES]	10,000
USA	U.S. DOE	Paducah, KY [ISSUES]	12,168
	U.S. DOE	Portsmouth, OH [ISSUES]	9,126
	Intl. Isotopes Inc.	FEP, Idaho ^c) [ISSUES]
	Intl. Isotopes Inc.	Lea County, New Mexico [ISSUES]	(planned: 2,454)
Total			60,294

^a) Conversion of UF₆ to U₃O₈ unless otherwise noted.
^b) Nominal capacity.
^c) Conversion of UF₄ to fluoride gases
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium contents.

Facilities for Fluorine Extraction

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location ^a)	Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]
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

Country Owner/Controller Plant Name/Location Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]

France SICN (100% COGEMA ) Annecy [ISSUES] 1,000

USA Starmet Corp. (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.) Concord, MA [ISSUES]

Barnwell, SC [ISSUES]

Russia JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant Glazov, Udmurt Republic

Total ...

^b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location	Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]
France	SICN (100% COGEMA )	Annecy [ISSUES]	1,000
USA	Starmet Corp. (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.)	Concord, MA [ISSUES]
Barnwell, SC [ISSUES]
Russia	JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant	Glazov, Udmurt Republic
Total	...

Facilities for Fabrication of Depleted Uranium Ammunition

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location	Capacity ^b) [MTU/year]
France	SICN (100% COGEMA )	Annecy [ISSUES]
United Kingdom	Royal Ordnance Specialty Metals Inc.	Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
United Kingdom	Royal Ordnance PLC	Chorley, Lancashire
USA	Aerojet Ordnance Co.	Chino, CA
	Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee	Jonesboro, TN [ISSUES]
	Alliant Techsystems Inc.	Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, New Brighton, MN [ISSUES]
	Martin Marietta Energy Systems	Milan, TN
	Mason and Hanger	Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, IA [ISSUES]
	National Manufacturing Co.	St.Louis, MO
	Primex Technologies Inc. (formerly Olin Ordnance Co.)	Red Lion, PA
	Starmet Corp. (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.)	Concord, MA [ISSUES]
Total			...

^b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Storage of Depleted Uranium

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location	Capacity ^b) [MTU]
France	COGEMA	Bessines [ISSUES]	199,900
France	COGEMA	Miramas [ISSUES]	closed
United Kingdom	BNFL	Capenhurst [ISSUES]	?
Netherlands	COVRA	Borsele [ISSUES]	?
USA	Energy Solutions, Inc.	Clive, Utah [ISSUES]	?
Total			...

^b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Disposal of Depleted Uranium

Country	Owner/Controller	Plant Name/Location	Capacity ^b) [MTU]
USA	Energy Solutions, Inc.	Clive, Utah [ISSUES]	?
Total			...

^b) Nominal capacity.
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium.

Further Information

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