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Uranium Enrichment Presentation

Uranium Enrichment Presentation. for Foundation for Nuclear Studies by Julian Steyn July 24, 2006. LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUEL CYCLE. UF6 CONVERSION. MINES. ENRICHMENT. FUEL FABRICATION. WASTE. SOURCE: AREVA. POWER REACTOR. SCHEMATIC OF CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PROCESS.

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Uranium Enrichment Presentation

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  1. Uranium Enrichment Presentation for Foundation for Nuclear Studies by Julian Steyn July 24, 2006

  2. LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUEL CYCLE UF6 CONVERSION MINES ENRICHMENT FUEL FABRICATION WASTE SOURCE: AREVA POWER REACTOR

  3. SCHEMATIC OF CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PROCESS (3.0 TO 5.0% U-235) (NAT-U, 0.711% U-235) (0.3%U-235) ROTOR: ULTRA-LIGHT THIN-WALL TUBE ROTATING AT THOUSANDS OF REVOLUTIONS/MINUTE URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE GAS (UF6) SOURCE: URENCO WEBSITE

  4. URENCO CENTRIFUGE CASCADE SOURCE: URENCO

  5. SCHEMATIC OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION PROCESS Stage Motor- Compressor More Than 1000 Stages/Plant 400 to 4000 HP Motor-Compressors/Stage SOURCE: DOE

  6. SHUTDOWN OAK RIDGE GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT K-25 SOURCE: DOE ANL

  7. ENRICHMENT PLANT COST DISTRIBUTION SOURCE: AREVA

  8. WORLD’S SOURCES OF COMMERCIAL ENRICHMENT SERVICES • Urenco centrifuge plants in U.K., Netherlands, and Germany (18%) • USEC diffusion plant at Paducah in Kentucky (25%) • AREVA diffusion plant in South of France (25%) • Russian centrifuge plants at Ekaterinburg, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Angarsk (14%) • Russian highly enriched uranium (HEU) (13%) • Others [China, Japan, DOE, MOX] (4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------New centrifuge plants to be built by LES in NM, USEC in OH, and AREVA in France

  9. WORLD ENRICHMENT SUPPLY & REQUIREMENTS

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