NUCLEAR FUEL FUNDING AIMS TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON RUSSIA

摘要

Up to ￡75m is being made available to further develop the UK's capability to supply nuclear fuels, a move aimed at lessening reliance on supplies from Russia. The government's Nuclear Fuel Fund is intended to strengthen energy security by encouraging investment into the development and commercialisation of domestic nuclear fuel production and developing new conversion capacity in the UK for freshly mined and reprocessed uranium. In December 2022 ￡13m of the funding was awarded to Westinghouse to support them in reinstating conversion capabilities for reprocessed uranium and non-irradiated uranium products at the company's Springflelds site in Lancashire.