Urenco
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Background
The Urenco Group is a nuclear fuel company operating several uranium enrichment plants in Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It supplies nuclear power stations in about 15 countries, and in 2011 had a 29 per share of the global market for enrichment services. Urenco uses centrifuge enrichment technology.[1][2]
Urenco's main rivals include Russia's Tenex, America's USEC and France's Areva, though China has around 6 per cent of the market and is growing fast. [3]
For sale
In August 2013 Urenco was put up for sale for £9bn by its three one-third shareholders – the British and Dutch governments and a private combo representing Germany, namely the RWE and E.ON utility companies. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
People
Helmut Engelbrecht, chief executive joined Urenco in 2003, having previously been a customer as E.ON's fuel supply boss. Regarding the entrenched negotiations between the UK and EDF over building a new nuclear power station in Somerset in the UK, Engelbrecht is certain it "will come to a conclusion. It's essential infrastructure to keep the UK electricity supply going. You cannot have relied for 25pc of your generation on nuclear for 60 years and all of a sudden expect to be able to forgo that". Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Contact, Resources and Notes
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ About URENCO. Urenco. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ Full Year 2011 Audited Financial Results. Urenco. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ Alistair Osborne, Urenco chief Helmut Engelbrecht knows his nukes and just how to generate cash, The Telegraph, 16 Jun 2013 9:05PM BST, acc 21 August 2013
