Springfields nuclear fuel funding welcome 

The Government has announced today that it will be making a £13 million direct award to Westinghouse from the Nuclear Fuel Fund (NFF),  to support them to reinstate conversion capabilities for Reprocessed Uranium and Non-irradiated Uranium products at the Springfields site in Lancashire.

“This funding recognises the essential role Springfields Fuels plays in the UK’s nuclear industry as the sole British fabricator of nuclear fuel.

Nuclear power has a critical role to play in building an energy secure, net zero future for the UK – and we must maintain our long-term capability to produce nuclear fuel to guarantee that security.

“Government must ensure that Sizewell C and the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK source their fuel from Springfields.”