Conversion: Port Hope
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![Port Hope Conversion Facility](/sites/default/files/2024-04/Conversion%20-%20Port%20Hope.jpeg)
- Port Hope is the only uranium conversion facility in Canada.
- Cameco operates the ISO 14001 certified facility which produces uranium hexafluoride and uranium dioxide, required in the production of fuel for light water and Candu-type, heavy water nuclear reactors.
- Uranium-related products have been produced on the Ontario-based site since 1935.
Operation
(As of December 31, 2023)
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![100% ownership graphic](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-Ownership.png)
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![346 people employed infographic](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-employees.png)
Production and Licensing
(As of December 31, 2023)
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![Port Hope annual production graphic - 13.3m kgU](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-production.png)
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![Candu fuel supplier graphic](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-Candu_Fuel_.png)
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![licensed to 2027 graphic](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-Licence_.png)
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![Canada's only uranium conversion facility graphic](/sites/default/files/2024-03/PHCF-only_conversion_facility.png)
Environment & Safety
Worker safety, environmental monitoring and proper decommissioning after project completion are of the utmost importance to Cameco.
News
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