CONCERNS have been raised over uranium enrichment company Urenco, which employs more than 300 staff at its Capenhurst plant near Chester.
Global ratings agency Fitch, which provides research and data to the world’s credit markets, believes the long term future of the industry could be jeopardised by the crisis at Japan’s nuclear power plants following the disastrous earthquake and tsunami.
Fitch warns of “challenges” if the nuclear industry faces stricter regulations, suspension and/or delays in the construction of new nuclear power plants as a result of Japan’s problems.
In the short term falling uranium prices could add further volatility.
