{{Short description|Nuclear site in Lancashire, England}}
{{for-multi|the British folk/pop group featuring [[Dusty Springfield]]|The Springfields|the fictional power plant in ''The Simpsons''|Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|the shopping centre|Springfields Outlet Shopping & Leisure|the theme park|Springfields Fun Park}}
{{for|the fictional nuclear power plant Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
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At its peak the site employed 4000 people, but reduced demand and increased automation saw this fall to about 800 by 2020.<ref name=nei-20200507/>
In December 2022 Westinghouse received a £13 million grant from the UK government to explore the development of Uranium Conversion Services at the site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Westinghouse Receives UK Government Grant to Explore Uranium Conversion Services |url=https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westinghouse-beis-award}}</ref>
==Protests==
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==Future of the plant==
Manufacturing is scheduled to continue until 2023. Decommissioning activities have so far resulted in 87 buildings on the site having been fully demolished.<ref name=nda>{{cite web|title=Nuclear Decommissioning Agency|url=http://www.nda.gov.uk/sites/springfields|work=Decommissioning at Springfields site|accessdate=16 December 2011}}</ref> A Clean Energy Technology Park (CETP) has been set up to encourage new companies to operate on the site.<ref name=nei-20200507/>
