Uranium Enrichment Factory

Latest revision as of 19:01, 2 January 2015

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The following countries are known to operate enrichment facilities: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.^[1] Belgium, Iran, Italy, and Spain hold an investment interest in the French Eurodif enrichment plant, with Iran's holding entitling it to 10% of the enriched uranium output. Countries that had enrichment programs in the past include Libya and South Africa, although Libya's facility was never operational.^[2] Australia has developed a laser enrichment process known as SILEX, which it intends to pursue through financial investment in a U.S. commercial venture by General Electric.^[3] It has also been claimed that Israel has a uranium enrichment program housed at the Negev Nuclear Research Center site near Dimona.^[4]

[edit] Germany

• Lingen (Advanced Nuclear Fuels/de)
• Gronau
  • http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/sand/SAND-Dateien/gronau.htm

[edit] USA

[edit] North Korea

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Open Questions

• When was it built?
• What was done there?
• When was it closed?
• Where was the waste stored?
• How dangerous is the site for the environment?
• Remediation project: when was it implemented?

[edit] See also

• Uranium_hexafluoride

[edit] References