Uranium enrichment

Many uranium enrichment processes have been studied since the beginnings of nuclear energy, from the implementation in laboratories to the pilot plants with the capacity of some hundred thousands of separate work units. Currently, only two processes are used industrially in order to produce enriched uranium, namely gaseous diffusion and centrifugation , which are both based upon the implementation of uranium in the form of UF 6. This article also presents processes which have been the subject of significant research and development. These processes involve uranium either in the form of hexafluoride, or in the metallic form or via other compounds.