Macdonald Humfrey Fuel Rod Loader and ‘Strongback’ Helps Springfields Re-Commission LWR Nuclear Plant
The Springfields Fuels processing plant near Preston, Lancashire was the first in the world to make nuclear fuel for commercial power stations. The site has produced several million fuel elements and supplied products and services to over 140 reactors in 15 countries. A resurgence of demand for nuclear fuel has prompted Springfields to re-commission a previously moth-balled light water reactor (LWR) plant at the site, which is still the UK’s main nuclear fuel manufacturing operation.As part of the re-commissioning exercise, MacDonald Humfrey Automation was awarded the contract to design,