Fuel manufactured at Springfields has generated enough energy to supply the UK’s electricity demand for 26 years, avoiding the emission of nearly 3 billion tonnes of CO2
Springfields, UK – March 30, 2026 – The Westinghouse Springfields facility in Lancashire, UK, has marked a significant milestone as the oldest continuous nuclear fuel manufacturing site in the world, starting from its original license on the 28th. March 1946. The site was chosen by the UK Government to develop nuclear fuel for the world’s earliest civil nuclear power stations, as well as subsequent Magnox and Advanced Gas Reactors (AGR) reactors.



