Springfields

For the British folk/pop group featuring Dusty Springfield, see The Springfields. For the fictional power plant in The Simpsons, see Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. For the shopping centre, see Springfields Outlet Shopping & Leisure. For the theme park, see Springfields Fun Park.

Springfields
View from Deepdale Lane
Location within Lancashire
Built	1940 (as munitions factory); 1946 (as nuclear fuels facility)
Location	Springfields Fuels Limited, Westinghouse, Springfields, Salwick, Preston PR4 0XJ Salwick, Lancashire, England
Coordinates	53°46′39″N 2°48′29″W
Industry	Nuclear fuel
Products	oxide fuels; uranium hexafluoride
Employees	800

Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick, near Preston in Lancashire, England (grid reference SD468315). The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year lease from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Since its conversion from a munitions factory in 1946, it has previously been operated and managed by a number of different organisations including the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and British Nuclear Fuels. Fuel products are produced for the UK's nuclear power stations and for international customers.