Do you consent to this website placing cookies on your device? You can find out more by reading our cookies policy. Accept Cookies You are here: About Nuclear Fuel Cycle Tails Management Tails Management Sustainability is integral to everything Urenco does, including our efficient use of natural uranium in our enrichment services and our responsible management of the by-product, depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6) or tails. During the enrichment process, the concentration of the U235 isotope in natural uranium is increased from 0.71% to approximately 3-5%. The depleted fraction usually still contains about 20-30% of the initial concentration of U235 and this resource can be re-enriched, which is a common industry practice. This actively promotes the conservation of resources and Urenco will take this approach whenever it is commercially viable to do so, as it is in the current market conditions. All transactions with partners are subject to strict non-proliferation regimes based on international standards of security and safeguards. When it is not commercially viable to re-enrich tails, Urenco ensures its safe and secure storage by ourselves or our partners, for enrichment at a future date or deconversion. Deconversion involves converting tails to uranium oxide (U3O8) for longer term storage pending reuse or final disposal. Urenco has invested in a multi-million pound Tails Management Facility in the UK, run by our subsidiary Urenco ChemPlants, to handle the deconversion process and it is currently being actively commissioned to serve our European sites. More information about Urenco’s commitment to sustainability, including the responsible management of nuclear materials, can be seen in our Sustainability Report. SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TERMS AND CONDITIONS | PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY | MODERN SLAVERY ACT Remove Cookies © 2021 URENCO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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