Enriching the Future

URENCO - Enriching the Future

URENCO is an independent, global energy and technology group with production from plants in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and a fourth enrichment plant due to begin operations in Spring 2010 in New Mexico, USA. After more than 40 years of continuous technological development, URENCO operates in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for the generation of electricity for consumers around the world. The focus is on providing safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services for civil power generation within a framework of high environmental, social and corporate responsibility standards.

URENCO has a keen commitment to education and science, engaging in this area from youth to executive level. URENCO runs free school science workshops across the Group with the assistance of ‘Richie Enrichment’, URENCO’s youth ambassador. These workshops focus on the scientific process of ‘separation’, relating to the centrifugal enrichment taking place at URENCO.

Beyond school-age, URENCO is also dedicated to nuclear education at leadership level. The Group is a founding sponsor of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear, an organisation which addresses the key skills and training challenges facing the nuclear industry. The Academy will ensure that the sector has a skilled workforce that can operate safely and effectively, meeting the future demands of the nuclear industry.

Most recently, URENCO was one of the founding companies to form the European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy (ENELA) in January 2010. In the wake of Europe’s nuclear energy renaissance, the purpose of the Academy is to train young graduates and high potential employees with different backgrounds to become leaders or to prepare them to take broader responsibilities in European nuclear energy corporations and institutions.

URENCO’s commitment to science and education is central to operations across the Group, working towards advancing the nuclear industry for a sustainable future, worldwide. 

Contact details:
Alexandra Potter
PR & Communications Officer
Tel.: +44 1628 486 941
Email: alexandra.potter@urenco.com
Web: www.urenco.com AND www.urenco.com/richie