Interesting that Comeco have a UF6bconversion plant at Port Hope, Canada
Facility Information
Aerial view of Cameco's Port Hope Conversion Facility
Location: Port Hope, Ontario
Licensee: Cameco Corporation
Status: Operating
Licence issued: March 1, 2017
Licence expires: February 28, 2027
Start of commercial operation: 1935
Licensing documentation: Request a copy of Cameco's Port Hope Conversion Facility licence and licence condition handbook by email
Cameco Corporation's Port Hope Uranium Conversion Facility is a nuclear substance processing facility licensed to process uranium trioxide (UO
3) into both uranium dioxide (UO
2) and uranium hexafluoride (UF
6). UO
2 is used to manufacture fuel for power reactors in Canada, while UF
6 is exported to companies in other countries for enrichment and fabrication into fuel for nuclear power reactors around the world. The facility is located in the Municipality of Port Hope, situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario approximately 100 kilometres east of Toronto, Ontario.
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