JCO (company)

JCO is a Japanese nuclear fuel cycle company established in October 1979 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. as Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Co. 日本核燃料コンバージョン (Nihon Kakunenryō Konbājon). As of 2000, stock capitalization was US$1 billion.

Timeline

 * 1979 JCO was founded
 * 1980 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. conversion activities were handed over to JCO
 * 1983 The second factory building at Tokaimura was completed
 * 1998 The name was changed to just JCO
 * 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident
 * 2003 Uranium conversion activities stopped