uranium hexafluoride

noun uranium hexa·flu·o·ride \ -ˌhek-sə-ˈflȯr-ˌīd , -ˈflu̇r- \

|Updated on: 17 Jul 2018

Definition of uranium hexafluoride

: 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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Iran a short time later removed UN seals from equipment to produce uranium hexafluoride, again stopping as negotiations with the West continued.

— The Christian Science Monitor, "Iranian nuclear enrichment signals resistance to US sanctions," 28 June 2018
This is where uranium hexafluoride gas is fed into a column spinning at upward of 100,000 rotations per minute.

— umair irfan, Vox, "Uranium enrichment will be a key point in talks with North Korea. Here’s what it is.," 11 June 2018
Here, uranium is reacted with fluorine to make uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6).

— umair irfan, Vox, "Uranium enrichment will be a key point in talks with North Korea. Here’s what it is.," 11 June 2018

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