Information About

British Nuclear Fuels




  Company Type Public (government owned)
  Foundation 1971 (as British Nuclear Fuels Limited )
  Location Daresbury , England
  Homepage wwwbnflcom


British Nuclear Fuels plc or '''BNFL''' manufactures and transports nuclear fuel (notably and the sale of its Westinghouse Electric Company subsidiary in February 2006. In March 2006 the company announced its intention to sell its major subsidiary, British Nuclear Group .


HISTORY

British Nuclear Fuels Limited was set up in February 1971 from the demerger of the production division of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). In 1984 BNFL became a public limited company as British Nuclear Fuels plc, wholly owned by the UK government.

Until 2003 its headquarters were based at Risley , near Warrington , England . BNFLs headquarters are now at Daresbury Park industrial estate, also near to Warrington.

BNFL Inc. was established in 1990 and specialised in decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear sites. On 19 April 2005 the company was renamed BNG America, a subsidiary of BNFL's British Nuclear Group . 1