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Reprocessing plants, world-wide
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Eleven reprocessing plants are operated all over the world. Two large-scale
commercially operated plants for the reprocessing of spent fuel elements
from light water reactors with throughputs of 1,600 and 1,200 t uranium
per year are situated in La Hague, France and Sellafield, England.
| Country |
Location |
Capacity tU/a |
Commissioning or operating period |
| B |
Mol |
80 |
1966-1974 |
| G |
Karlsruhe |
35 |
1971-1990 |
| F |
Marcoule, UP 1 |
1,200 |
1958 |
| F |
La Hague, UP 2 |
900 |
1967-1974 |
| F |
La Hague, UP 2-400 |
400 |
1976-1990 |
| F |
La Hague, UP 2-800 |
800 |
1990 |
| F |
La Hague, UP 3 |
800 |
1990 |
| GB |
Windscale |
1,000 |
1956-1962 |
| GB |
Sellafield, Magnox |
1,500 |
1964 |
| GB |
Dounray |
8 |
1980 |
| GB |
Sellafield, THORP |
1,200 |
1990 |
| I |
Rotondella |
5 |
1968 |
| IND |
Trombay |
60 |
1965 |
| IND |
Tarapur |
100 |
1982 |
| J |
Tokai Mura |
210 |
1977 |
| J |
Rokkashomura |
800 |
2005 |
| RUS |
Tscheljabinsk |
400 |
1978 |
| RUS |
Krasnojark |
1,500 |
under construction |
| USA |
West Valley |
300 |
1966-1972 |
Reprocessing plants, world-wide