Springfields
Salwick, Lancashire
Facility Data
Fuel Cycle Facilities
Fuel cycle plants at this site, as listed in the IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database: what each plant does, its scale and design capacity, the years it operated, its current status and who operates it.
14 facilities: 7 in operation, 3 shutdown, 3 decommissioning, 1 decommissioned.
| Facility | Type | Scale | Design Capacity | Operated | Status | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfields Main Line Chemical Plant | Conversion to UF4 | Commercial | 10000 t HM/year | 1960– | In Operation | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields Enr. U Residue Recovery Plant | Conversion to UO2 | Commercial | 65 t HM/year | 1985– | In Operation | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields ( Hex Conversion) | Conversion to UF6 | Commercial | 6000 t HM/year | 1993– | In Operation | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields ( UO2 Conversion) | Conversion to UO2 | Commercial | 900 t U/year | 1993– | In Operation | Springfields Fuels Ltd |
| Springfields Line 4 Hex Plant | Conversion to UF6 | Commercial | 6000 t U/year | 1993– | In Operation | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields Oxide Fuel Complex (PWR) | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 200 t U/year | 1993– | In Operation | Springfields Fuels Ltd |
| Springfields OFC AGR Line | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 290 t U/year | 1996– | In Operation | Springfields Fuels Ltd |
| Springfields Magnox Canning Plant | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 1000 t U/year | 1960–2011 | Shutdown | Springfields Fuels Ltd |
| Springfields U Metal Plant | Conversion to U Metal | Commercial | 2000 t HM/year | 1960–2006 | Decommissioning | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields AGR Fuel Canning Plant | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 300 t U/year | 1968–1999 | Shutdown | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields IDR Plant | Conversion to UO2 | Commercial | 500 t HM/year | 1970–1999 | Decommissioning | Westinghouse / UK |
| Miscellaneous Pellet Plant | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 150 t HM/year | 1985–1998 | Decommissioning | Westinghouse / UK |
| Springfields OFC LWR Line | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 200 t U/year | 1996–1999 | Shutdown | Springfields Fuels Ltd |
| Springfields Line 3 Hex Plant | Conversion to UF6 | Commercial | 1200 t HM/year | Decommissioned | Westinghouse / UK |
Source: IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database (NFCFDB), as of 2026-10-13.
Working Here
Per Diem Rates FY 2026
Per diem covers lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for government and contractor travel near this facility. Rates are from the U.S. State Department foreign per diem tables for FY 2026.
$252
Lodging/Night
$108
M&IE/Day
$360
Total/Day
United Kingdom: rate for locations the State Department does not list separately
U.S. Department of State foreign per diem, for U.S. government and contractor travel.
Facility Map
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53.7769, -2.80429
Location & Contact
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Plant Facts
About This Site
Written by NukeWorker from public records: facts that do not change. Operator, status and capacity come from the live data elsewhere on this page. Sources: Wikipedia: Springfields; Westinghouse: Springfields at 75; Lancashire Evening Post: Springfield Fuels marks 80 years.
Springfields is a nuclear fuel manufacturing site at Salwick, near Preston in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. It occupies the grounds of a wartime munitions factory.
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The factory was built in 1940 to make munitions. The British government decided in March 1946 to house the country's nuclear fuel fabrication there, and the site's original nuclear license is dated March 28, 1946. Control passed from the Ministry of Supply to the UK Atomic Energy Authority and then to British Nuclear Fuels. The site made Magnox fuel for the Calder Hall power station and for reactors in Japan and Italy. The last of about 5.5 million Magnox fuel rods was made in 2008, and the final Magnox fuel consignment left in December 2011.