Springfields
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For the British folk/pop group featuring Dusty Springfield, see The Springfields.
For the fictional nuclear power plant Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, see The Simpsons.
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]
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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 |
Industry | Nuclear fuel |
Products | oxide fuels; uranium hexafluoride |
Employees | 1,700 (in 2002)[1] |
Address | Springfields Fuels Limited, Westinghouse, Springfields, Salwick, Preston PR4 0XJ |
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