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  Location of Springfields | |
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| Built | 1940 (as munitions factory); 1946 (as nuclear fuels facility) |
| Location | Salwick,Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°46′39″N2°48′29″W / 53.77750°N 2.80806°W /53.77750; -2.80806 |
| Industry | Nuclear fuel |
| Products | oxide fuels;uranium hexafluoride |
| Employees | 800[1] |
| Address | Springfields Fuels Limited, Westinghouse, Springfields, Salwick, Preston PR4 0XJ |
Springfields is anuclear fuel production installation inSalwick, nearPreston inLancashire,England (grid referenceSD468315). The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management ofWestinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year lease from theNuclear Decommissioning Authority.[2] Since its conversion from amunitions factory in 1946, it has previously been operated and managed by a number of different organisations including theUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority andBritish Nuclear Fuels.[3] Fuel products are produced for theUK's nuclear power stations and for international customers.[4]
The site has been makingnuclear fuels since the mid-1940s. The site is notable for being the first nuclear plant in the world to produceMagnox fuel for a commercial power station (Calder Hall).[3][4]
The four main activities carried out on the site are:[5][4]
At its peak the site employed 4000 people, but reduced demand and increased automation saw this fall to about 800 by 2020.[4]
In December 2022 Westinghouse received a £13 million grant from the UK government to explore the development of Uranium Conversion Services at the site.[6]
Protests have been held at the site against the production of nuclear waste. In the 1980s there were also protests against apartheid, due to the use of uranium imported from Namibia.
Decommissioning activities have so far resulted in 87 buildings on the site having been fully demolished.[7] A Clean Energy Technology Park (CETP) has been set up to encourage new companies to operate on the site.[4]
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