List of nuclear reprocessing plants

Note: tHM = ton of heavy metal.

Belgium +List of Belgium Reprocessing SitesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeMolMolLWR, MTR (Material Test Reactor) 8019661974Civil

China +List of Chinese Reprocessing SitesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeIntermediate Pilot Plant 60-10019681970-1979Plant 404 502004

France +List of French Reprocessing SitesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeUP-1Marcoule 0.00119581997MilitaryCEA APMMarcouleFast BreederPUREX, DIAMEX, SANEX 61988CivilUP-2La HagueLWRPUREX 90019671974CivilUP-2-400La HagueLWRPUREX 40019761990CivilUP-2-800La HagueLWRPUREX 8001990CivilUP-3La HagueLWRPUREX 8001990Civil

Germany +List of German Reprocessing SitesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeKarlsruhe, WAKLight Water Reactor 3519711990Civil

Italy +List of Italian Reprocessing FacilitiesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeRotondellaRotondellaThorium 51968

India +List of Indian Reprocessing FacilitiesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeTrombayPUREX 601965MilitaryTarapurPHWRPUREX 1001982CivilKalpakamPHWR, FBTRPUREX 1001998CivilTarapurPHWRPUREX 1002011Civil

Israel +List of Israeli Reprocessing FacilitiesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeDimona 60-1001960Military

Japan +List of Japanese Reprocessing PlantsNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeTokaimuraLWR 21019772006CivilRokkashoLWR 8001998(2024)Civil

Pakistan +List of Pakistan Reprocessing PlantsNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeNew LabsRawalpindiPlutonium/Thorium 801982MilitaryKhushab Nuclear ComplexAtomic City of PakistanTritium 0.0221986Military

Russia +List of Russian Reprocessing PlantsNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposePlant BMayak 40019481960'sMilitaryPlant BBRT-1MayakLWRPUREX 4001978CivilTomsk-7 RadiochemicalTomsk 60001956MilitaryKrasnoyarsk-26Zheleznogorsk 350019642010MilitaryRT-2ZheleznogorskVVERPUREX 800(2030)Civil

United Kingdom +List of UK Reprocessing SitesNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeB204SellafieldMagnoxBUTEX 75019561970sB205SellafieldMagnoxPUREX 150019642022THORPSellafieldAGR, LWRPUREX 90019942018DounreayDounreayFast Breeder 81980

United States +List of US Reprocessing PlantsNameLocationFuel typeProcedureStatusReprocessingcapacity (tHM/yr)Constructionstart dateOperation dateClosurePurposeHanford SiteWashingtonREDOX, PUREX 19441988MilitarySavannah River SiteSouth CarolinaLWRPUREX 500019522002CivilWest ValleyLWRPUREX 30019661972CivilBarnwellLWR 1500INLLWR Morris OperationMorris, Illinois

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