Uranium Enrichment Technology
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URANIUM ENRICHMENTTECHNOLOGY
A DON’T DIY guide to
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What is Enriched Uranium?
Uranium
238 (Natural Uranium)
235 (Isotope)○ Fissile
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Types of Enriched Uranium
Grades
Natural Uranium
Low-Enriched
Weapons-Grade
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Enrichment Processes
Diffusion Centrifuge Laser Separation Other
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Diffusion Techniques
Gaseous Diffusion
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Diffusion Techniques
Thermal Diffusion
No longer used
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Centrifuge Techniques
Gas Centrifuge10x more energy efficient than Gaseous
Diffusion technique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7Lr-gdxZY&feature=related
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Centrifuge Techniques
Zippe Centrifuge
Improvement on gaseouscentrifuge technology,use of heat.
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Laser Separation
Separation of Isotopes by Laser Excitation (SILEX)Australian project that will be commercially
ready by 2012.
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Laser Separation
Atomic vapor laser isotope separation(AVLIS)Photoionization of target isotope
Molecular laser isotope separation(MLIS)Photolysis of Uranium Hexafluoride to
Uranium Pentafluoride
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Other Techniques
Aerodynamic processes
Becker jet nozzle
○ Vortex tube
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Other Techniques
Electromagnetic Isotope Separation
Ionized Uranium is deflected to coll-ection targets inmagnetic field.
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Other Techniques
Chemical Methods
Slightly different reactions of U-235, U-238 to Redox
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Other Techniques
Plasma Separation
Selective energizing of U-235 with plasma that contains a mix of ions.