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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 states that it had a 29 per share of the global market for enrichment services in 2011. Urenco uses centrifuge enrichment technology.<ref name=urenco-about>{{cite web |url=http://www.urenco.com/news/2/about-urenco.aspx |title=About URENCO |publisher=Urenco |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=urenco-2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.urenco.com/content/454/full-year-2011-audited-financial-results.aspx |title=Full Year 2011 Audited Financial Results |publisher=Urenco |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=Rothwell-2009>{{cite paper |url=http://www.princeton.edu/sgs/publications/sgs/archive/17-2-3-Rothwell.pdf |title=Market Power in Uranium Enrichment |author=Geoffrey Rothwell |journal=Science & Global Security |volume=17 |pages=132–154 |year=2009 |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref>
 
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 states that it had a 29 per share of the global market for enrichment services in 2011. Urenco uses centrifuge enrichment technology.<ref name=urenco-about>{{cite web |url=http://www.urenco.com/news/2/about-urenco.aspx |title=About URENCO |publisher=Urenco |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=urenco-2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.urenco.com/content/454/full-year-2011-audited-financial-results.aspx |title=Full Year 2011 Audited Financial Results |publisher=Urenco |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=Rothwell-2009>{{cite paper |url=http://www.princeton.edu/sgs/publications/sgs/archive/17-2-3-Rothwell.pdf |title=Market Power in Uranium Enrichment |author=Geoffrey Rothwell |journal=Science & Global Security |volume=17 |pages=132–154 |year=2009 |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref>
  
==Current activities==
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==For sale==
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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.  <ref> Alistair Osborne, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/10123662/Urenco-chief-Helmut-Engelbrecht-knows-his-nukes-and-just-how-to-generate-cash.html 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 </ref>
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==Activities==
  
 
===Meetings with government ministers===
 
===Meetings with government ministers===

Revision as of 04:07, 21 August 2013

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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 states that it had a 29 per share of the global market for enrichment services in 2011. Urenco uses centrifuge enrichment technology.[1][2][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. [4]

Activities

Meetings with government ministers

People

Lobbyists

Funding

Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Website:

Resources

Notes

  1. About URENCO.  Urenco.  Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. Full Year 2011 Audited Financial Results.  Urenco.  Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. Template:Cite paper
  4. 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
  5. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2010
  6. UKPAC Register, Period 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011