Enrichment / Urenco Begins Major Expansion At New Mexico Plant Site

Company installs first centrifuges at Eunice facility, targets 2027 completion

Urenco Begins Major Expansion At New Mexico Plant Site
Urenco's US headquarters. The company has announced programmes to expand enrichment capabilities across several sites globally in response to renewed demand for Western-based enrichment services.

Urenco has installed the first new centrifuges as part of an expansion project at its US uranium enrichment plant, part of plans to increase site capacity by 15%.

The centrifuges were installed at Urenco’s Eunice, New Mexico, site, the only commercial enrichment facility in the US, a statement said.

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