Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick,

near Preston in Lancashire, England (grid reference SD468315). The site is currently operated by

Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-
year lease from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.[2] Since its conversion from
a munitions factory in 1946, it has previously been operated and managed by a number of different
organisations including the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and British Nuclear Fuels.[3] Fuel
products are produced for the UK's nuclear power stations and for international customers.[4]

Activities on the site

The site has been making nuclear fuels since the mid-1940s. The site is notable for being the first
nuclear plant in the world to produce Magnox fuel for a commercial power station (Calder Hall).[3][4]

The four main activities carried out on the site are:[5][4]

 Production of oxide fuels for advanced gas-cooled and light water reactors, as well as

intermediate fuel products (uranium dioxide powders, granules, and pellets)
 Production of uranium hexafluoride, or "hex"
 Processing of fuel-cycle residues
 Decommissioning and demolition of redundant plants and buildings[3]