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Latest Breakthroughs:UF6 Conversion
Starmet operates the only production facility in North America capable of converting uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to uranium tetrafluoride (UF4). UF6 is a low level radioactive by product of the enrichment of uranium. From UF4
we produce three very useful products, uranium oxide aggregate, depleted uranium metal to support our uranium products and high value fluorine products such as silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4). Our ability to convert UF6 is already having an impact in helping to "clean-up" the stockpiles of UF6 at commercial and government energy facilities.
DUCRETE Shielding
Uranium oxide aggregate (uranium 1 inch pellets) when mixed with concrete, becomes a new enhanced radiation shielding material, DUCRETE Shielding. This patented material now offers engineers a low cost and highly effective ( 2 1/2 - 3 times as dense as concrete) solution for the shielding and storage of highly radioactive waste products.
Recycling Technology
Processing equipment once used to produce nuclear energy and materials is becoming idled throughout the United States. In an effort to minimize waste and conserve resources in dealing with these stockpiles, Starmet is currently remelting and recycling radioactively contaminated steel. This "beneficial reuse" approach allows the productive use of millions of pounds of radioactive metal which would otherwise be buried. Our metal melting technology is an environmentally sound process for remelting the contaminated steel to be reprocessed into useful storage containers or shielding products.
Contact Starmet CMI to learn how our Advanced Recycling Technologies can help you!