Enrichment Technology

a beautiful moment

We have successfully made the transformation from being a research & development organisation to a production-driven company. Research & development remains at the core of our work, but a whole new market-oriented dynamic has also been added.

There is a demand for additional enrichment capacity due to the growth of the nuclear energy market and the replacement of existing diffusion technology facilities, resulting in rising demand for our products and services.

ambition and values

Enrichment Technology will deliver, safely and predictably, to its customers reliable enrichment capacity, compliant with nuclear safety standards, by people proud of their achievements. In doing so, we adhere to the following values:

- Safety
- Security
- Integrity
- Quality
- Technology Leadership
- Project Focus

good to meet you

Enrichment Technology is synonymous with gas centrifuge technology, which is the new standard for the enrichment of uranium. Our technology is used in enrichment facilities throughout the western world.
As a technology company, we are constantly working on:
- perfecting technology;
- increasing efficiency;
but also:
- designing new enrichment facilities;
- project management of the construction of these facilities.

our roots

Until 2006, Enrichment Technology was a subsidiary of URENCO, which was founded in 1970. Since then we have continued to work as an independent joint venture of URENCO and AREVA.

URENCO has a 26% share in the worldwide enrichment market. The company also produces stable isotopes for medical applications (for example for the detection and treatment of cancer).

The AREVA Group is based in France. AREVA is the market leader in the field of nuclear energy, and is the only energy supplier involved in all steps of the nuclear cycle: from raw mineral all the way to the power socket in the home, you might say.

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the birth of Venus

In 1485 Botticelli painted an allegory of the birth of Venus. In 2010 we launched the birth of the future under the theme 'the future has arrived'.

the future is now

The enrichment market is developing fast. There is a demand for expansion: more and faster enrichment capacity. And there is a demand for replacement: diffusion technology facilities are being replaced by gas centrifuge technology facilities.

Thanks to our strong position in centrifuge technology, we are playing a key role in this future.

We currently have four new projects in operation: two in France (Tricastin) and two in America (Eunice and Idaho Falls).

what we do

- production of centrifuges and cascade pipework.

Components are assembled into semi-finished products under cleanroom conditions. Every semi-finished product is then subjected to extensive tests and procedures, so as to guarantee its technical specifications and performance. The product is then transported for final assembly at our customers' enrichment facilities.

- design and project management of enrichment facilities.
- research and development in the field of gas centrifuge technology.

where we are: France

We supply our products and services to customers throughout the western world. Enrichment Technology Company Limited is based in:

-France: Tricastin

Anyone who has ever driven on the Autoroute du Soleil will know Tricastin, near Bollène on the Rhône. We have been based here since 2005, next to our shareholder and customer AREVA. Our Tricastin facility is fully dedicated to the construction of AREVA's new enrichment installations. We direct the assembly, installation and start-up of the cascades.

where we are: Germany

We supply our products and services to customers throughout the western world. Enrichment Technology Company Limited is based in the following countries:

- Germany: Gronau and Jülich.Our main facility in Germany is in Jülich, near Aachen. The main function of this facility, which has over 540 employees, is the Research & Development for our group, as well as the production and testing of centrifuge components.

Cascade piping is produced in Gronau, with 170 employees, some 210 kilometres to the north of Jülich and 40 kilometres from Almelo. From this location we also work on expanding the capacity of our customer Urenco's enrichment facility.

where we are: Netherlands

We supply our products and services to customers throughout the western world. Enrichment Technology Company Limited is based in:

-Netherlands: Almelo

Around 850 people work at our facility in Almelo in the eastern Netherlands. The factory is our main centrifuge production facility.
Almelo produces components in a series of complex technical processes, and also takes care of assembly, testing and transport.
Almelo is also the operational headquarters of Enrichment Technology.

where we are: United Kingdom

We supply our products and services to customers throughout the western world. Enrichment Technology Company Limited is based in:

- United Kingdom: Beaconsfield and Capenhurst

Capenhurst is situated on the Wirral peninsula in the northwest of England. With around 200 employees, it is our home base in the United Kingdom. Here we mainly focus on providing design, technology, project management and construction expertise. The Plant Design and Projects team works on a wide range of projects, and is of course involved in the continuous expansion of the enrichment facilities in Capenhurst, Almelo and Gronau.

where we are: USA

We supply our products and services to customers throughout the western world. Enrichment Technology Company Limited is based in:

- USA: Eunice and Idaho Falls

Enrichment Technology Company Limited's facility in the USA is situated in Eunice in the southeast of New Mexico, next to our customer Urenco USA. We have been working here since 2005 on the construction of Urenco USA's enrichment installation, the National Enrichment Facility. We are also working on a major project of Areva in Idaho Falls, known as Eagle Rock.
We manage the assembly, installation and start-up of centrifuges, and the installation of the pipework for both projects. The centrifuge components come from our sister companies in the Netherlands and Germany.

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