| Springfields | |
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_on_Deepdale_Lane_(geograph_6064540).jpg) View from Deepdale Lane | |
  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″N 2°48′29″W / 53.77750°N 2.80806°W |
| Industry | Nuclear fuel |
| Products | oxide fuels; uranium hexafluoride |
| Employees | 1,700 (in 2002)[1] |
| Address | Springfields Fuels Limited, Westinghouse, Springfields, Salwick, Preston PR4 0XJ |
Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick, near Preston in Lancashire, England (grid reference SD468315). The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year lease from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.[2] Since its conversion from a munitions factory in 1946, it has previously been operated and managed by a number of different organisations including the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and British Nuclear Fuels.[3] Fuel products are produced for the UK's nuclear power stations and for international customers.[4]
- ^ "The Manufacturer". BNFL UK Fuel Business, Heart of the furnace. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ Chapman, Ben (30 March 2017). "Westinghouse bankruptcy: Is the future of nuclear power in the UK in doubt?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Westinghouse". Westinghouse website on nuclear sites. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Springfields: what next?". Nuclear Engineering International. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.