Uranium enrichment plant in Almelo
Uranium enrichment plant in Almelo - Uranium enrichment plant owned by URENCO Nederland. Created in 1970. Uses the gas centrifuge method. Currently employs about 260 people. The plant's capacity is 5000 tSW / year. Currently, there are two enriching teams, SP4 and SP5 (launched in 2000, responsible for 80% of the betting capacity). Earlier, SP1, SP2, and SP3 were abolished.
It is ISO 27001: 2005 certified. Other isotopes used in industry and medicine include isotopes of zinc, selenium, and iridium. Accident from 2013
At the plant March 29, 2013, around 10:30 am, an accident occurred that killed two workers. The incident took place in the enrichment technology workshop (producing and maintaining uranium enrichment equipment) and was not radiating. Workers died in hospital due to injuries (54-year-old from Enschede on the same day, and 44-year-old Alberton from April 1 to April 2).
According to the newspaper De Telegraaf, men were exposed to anoxaemia during an industrial oven inspection. Bibliography
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