World UF6 conversion services capacity (tU as UF6)
|
| Supplier |
Nameplate capacity 2001 |
Production 2000 |
Sustainable capacity 2000 |
Sustainable capacity 2005 |
Sustainable capacity 2010 |
| BNFL |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
4,000 |
– |
| Cameco |
10,500 |
7,500 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
| Comurhex |
14,000 |
11,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
| Minatom |
22,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
| Conversion plant totals |
62,200 |
42,800 |
46,300 |
48,000 |
44,000 |
| UF6 inventory drawdown |
|
|
|
|
|
| (all forms) |
|
|
15,000 |
13,000 |
5,800 |
| World capacity – plans plus |
|
|
|
|
|
| inventories |
|
|
61,300 |
61,000 |
52,000 |
| World UF6 requirements |
|
|
|
|
|
| (adjusted for recycle savings) |
|
|
56,100 |
58,300 |
57,800 |
| Difference between capacity |
|
|
|
|
|
| and requirements |
|
|
5,200 |
2,700 |
-5,800 |
|
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