FULLY BOOKED - please email events@nuclearinst.com to be added to the waiting list.
This tour of Springfields gives attendees the opportunity to visit the only UK nuclear fuel fabrication facility. The facility produces uranium dioxide pellets and fuel assemblies which fuel Advanced Gas Reactors (AGR) and Light Water Reactors (LWR). Springfields is crucial in supporting a significant portion of the UK’s low-carbon electricity generation.
This free tour aims to provide an insight into the design and operation of the nuclear fuel fabrication facility.
Eligibility
There are only 19 places available for this tour, and priority will be given to Nuclear Institute Young Generation Network (YGN) members. Registrants who are not YGN members will be added to the waiting list.
Travel
Attendees are required to make their own way to the tour. A tour guide will accompany attendees around the facility.
Security requirements
Participants must be over 19 years old.
Non-British citizens need to complete an entry check form.
Physical requirements
The tour is quite demanding, involving numerous flights of stairs and the use of lifts, and it may reach high temperatures at certain points. Any disabilities or medical conditions affecting mobility, or the ability to safely navigate a functioning nuclear facility, must be declared so that suitable arrangements can be made.
Line manager approval
Attendees must have approval from their line manager. You will be asked to provide this once your registration is confirmed.
Draft agenda
12:00 - 12:30 - Visitors arrive at site reception
12:30 - 13:15 - Lunch networking
13:15 - 14:15 - Introductory talk about Springfields site
14:15 - 14:30 - Comfort break and travel to Oxide Fuels Complex (OFC)
14:30 - 16:00 - OFC tour
16:00 - 16:30 - Travel to reception and leave site