Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Y-12 clears way for new, safer uranium purification process for nuclear weapons work

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The last hydrogen fluoride cylinder was recently removed from the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., clearing the way for a new uranium-purification technology for nuclear weapons that could switch on in 2024.
Hydrogen fluoride was used in an…

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