uranium hexafluoride

American

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF 6 , used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium.

uranium hexafluoride British

/ ˌhɛksəˈflʊəˌraɪd /

noun

a compound used in the process of uranium enrichment that produces fissile material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Formula: UF 6

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Etymology

Origin of uranium hexafluoride

First recorded in 1940–45

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It also announced on Tuesday evening the expansion of uranium hexafluoride production to “over 10 kilotonnes” annually, up some 20% from its 2024 output.

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Solstice Advanced Materials is expanding uranium hexafluoride production to over 10 kilotonnes annually, a 20% increase from its 2024 output.

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Uranium hexafluoride is an intermediate product between uranium ore and nuclear fuel pellets.

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Solstice also provides uranium hexafluoride conversion and related services to utilities operating nuclear power plants.

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Working with a partner, General Atomics, it is the only provider of uranium hexafluoride in the U.S.

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