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Thursday, May 30, 2013

GE has successfully demonstrated laser enrichment of uranium and will decide on go or no go on construction of a full scale laser enrichment plant by year end

General Electric has successfully demonstrated laser enrichment of uranium and expects to make a decision by year end on construction of a Castle Hayne facility to produce the nuclear fuel component. Silex developed the laser enrichment process which could be two to fifteen times more efficient than centrifuges for uranium enrichment. GE licensed the technology from Silex. “The achievement of th

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