uranium hexafluoride
noun
uranium hexa·flu·o·ride
-ˌhek-sə-ˈflȯr-ˌīd 
-ˈflu̇r-
: a volatile compound UF6 of uranium and fluorine that is used in one major process of enriching uranium in uranium 235
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Commercial production begins Centrus completed production under its demonstration contract ahead of schedule, finishing the final 1,984 pounds of HALEU uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in mid-June.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
The process typically starts with the conversion of uranium oxide into stable gaseous uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, followed by a centrifuge technique that separates the three isotopes by mass.
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Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Iran’s nuclear material is in the form of uranium hexafluoride, in containers somewhat similar to scuba tanks.
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Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
This is done by first converting uranium into a gas (uranium hexafluoride, UF6), then feeding it into rapidly spinning centrifuges that force the heavier U-238 toward the outside, leaving U-235 nearer the center.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
The process typically starts with the conversion of uranium oxide into stable gaseous uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, followed by a centrifuge technique that separates the three isotopes by mass.
—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Iran’s nuclear material is in the form of uranium hexafluoride, in containers somewhat similar to scuba tanks.
—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
This is done by first converting uranium into a gas (uranium hexafluoride, UF6), then feeding it into rapidly spinning centrifuges that force the heavier U-238 toward the outside, leaving U-235 nearer the center.
—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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uranium hexafluoride
noun
uranium hexa·flu·o·ride
-ˌhek-sə-ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd
: a compound of uranium and fluorine that is used in one major process for the separation of uranium 235 from ordinary uranium
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