Abstract
British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) is currently commissioning the Sellafieid MOX Plant (SMP), which is due to commence operation in 1998. This plant is capable of supplying bulk orders of both PWR and BWR fuels to a wide range of specifications. The design and construction of this plant followed a decision by BNFL in 1989 to enter the thermal MOX fuel market and to become a world leader in MOX fuel supply. The intention was to process spent oxide fuel in BNFL’s Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp) and return the reprocessed products to its customers in the form of MOX fuel. Production of MOX fuel for use in commercial power reactors is a safe and efficient method of recycling the plutonium recovered during reprocessing.
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