Framatome Richland
Richland, WA
Facility Data
Fuel Cycle Facilities
Fuel cycle plants at this site, as listed in the IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database: what each plant does, its scale and design capacity, the years it operated, its current status and who operates it.
2 facilities: 2 in operation.
| Facility | Type | Scale | Design Capacity | Operated | Status | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Fuel Fabrication Plant | Conversion to UO2 | Commercial | 1200 t U/year | 1972– | In Operation | Framatome |
| Richland Fuel Fabrication Plant | Fuel Fabrication (U Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 700 t U/year | 1972– | In Operation | Framatome |
Source: IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database (NFCFDB), as of 2026-10-13.
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Per Diem Rates FY 2027
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$136
Lodging/Night
$86
M&IE/Day
$222
Total/Day
Richland / Pasco, Benton / Franklin County, WA
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$1,152
Max Weekly
26
Max Weeks
$29,952
Max Total
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46.351, -119.296
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Plant Facts
About This Site
Written by NukeWorker from public records: facts that do not change. Operator, status and capacity come from the live data elsewhere on this page. Sources: Tri-City Business News: Framatome Richland; NRC: Framatome ANP Richland fuel fabrication facility submittal (2004).
The Richland fuel fabrication plant stands at 2101 Horn Rapids Road in Richland, Washington, in the Tri-Cities area. It makes fuel assemblies and uranium fuel pellets for commercial pressurized water and boiling water reactors.
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The plant opened in 1970 as the Jersey Nuclear Company, with three buildings. Over the following decades it carried the names Exxon Nuclear, Siemens Power Corporation, Framatome ANP and Areva NP. The Framatome name returned in 2018, after Areva sold part of its business to EDF. Accident tolerant fuel from the plant was first shipped to U.S. customers in 2019.