The Springfields site at Salwick is one of only two in the UK with the potential to produce the special type of uranium that will be needed in the decades to come. Research into the fuel – known as “high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU)” – is already being carried out at the plant, which is operated by Westinghouse UK. Speaking to The Gazette after a visit on Thursday to the National Nuclear Laboratory at Springfields, Claire Coutinho, the Secretary of … read more »
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