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Port Hope is the only uranium conversion facility in Canada. Cameco operates the ISO 14001 certified facility which produces uranium hexafluoride and uranium dioxide, required in the production of fuel for light water and Candu-type, heavy water nuclear reactors.
Dec 31, 2023 · Cameco's Port Hope Conversion Facility is one of only four uranium conversion facilities in the western world. Processing nuclear material began at this site in the 1930's, some thirty years before Canada's first nuclear power station became operational.
Dec 31, 2023 · Fuel Manufacturing: Port Hope & Cobourg. Cameco Fuel Manufacturing (CFM) is one of two fuel manufacturers serving Canada’s reactor fleet. It is the largest Canadian-based supplier of in-core reactor components for CANDU reactors around the world.
The Port Hope Conversion Facility processes uranium trioxide (UO 3) from the Blind River Refinery into both uranium dioxide (UO 2) and uranium hexafluoride (UF 6). The UO 2 is used to manufacture fuel for CANDU heavy water nuclear reactors in Canada, while the UF 6 is exported to companies around the world for enrichment and fabrication into ...
Vision in Motion (VIM) will engage in clean-up and renewal activities that will improve the look and efficiency of the site and address legacy waste at the Port Hope Conversion Facility that was inherited from historic operations.
A responsible strategy to reliably fuel. clean-air nuclear energy and manage profitable growth. Learn more. Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to energize a clean-air world.
Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc. is a nuclear fuel fabrication facility that manufactures nuclear fuel bundles for power reactors in Canada. It is owned and operated by Cameco Corporation. The facility is located in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario approximately 100 kilometres east of Toronto.
Dec 31, 2023 · Our fuel manufacturing business consists of two facilities: a fuel manufacturing plant in Port Hope where natural uranium dioxide (UO 2) powder is pressed into pellets, fitted into zirconium tubes and then assembled into CANDU reactor fuel bundles.
Apr 4, 2023 · At Cameco's facility in Port Hope, Ont., officials announced the extension of a deal first reached in 2017 for Cameco to supply Bruce Power's uranium and other nuclear needs.
Sep 6, 2007 · Cameco Corp.'s Port Hope, Ont. uranium processing facility that was shut in June after the discovery of ground contamination will remain shut for longer than expected, the company said...
