How to Use uranium hexafluoride in a Sentence

uranium hexafluoride

noun
  • 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
  • To get there, technicians must chemically convert the yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride gas (a molecule containing one uranium atom and six fluorides) and feed it into centrifuges.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 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
  • Gas centrifuge enrichment works by spinning uranium hexafluoride gas at high speed, causing the heavier uranium-238 molecules to migrate outward while the lighter uranium-235 concentrates near the center.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • Safely retrieving these uranium canisters—which likely take the form of dozens of 25- to 50-pound containers filled with uranium hexafluoride gas under pressure—would be highly challenging under wartime conditions.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The enrichment process Gas centrifuge enrichment works by spinning uranium hexafluoride gas at high speed; the heavier uranium-238 isotope migrates toward the outer wall while the lighter, fissile uranium-235 concentrates near the axis.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
  • Iran had buried entrances to tunnels at its Isfahan nuclear complex in February, leaving observers to conclude that the uranium remains stored, likely in canisters of uranium hexafluoride gas, or in disarray there after the June 2025 bombing of the site.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

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