print email comment close Fact Sheet on Uranium Enrichment URL: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/enrichment.html Description: This U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fact sheet provides an overview of the process of enriching uranium for use as nuclear fuel. Discusses two uranium enrichment processes (gaseous diffusion and gas centrifuge), uranium enrichment facilities in the United States, and the licensing and inspection responsibilities of the NRC. Publisher: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Extra Keywords Atomic Energy Act uranium hexafluoride UF6 uranium-235 U-235 Library of Congress Subject Headings: Nuclear fuels Uranium enrichment LII Database Information: Record 15023 created by Jennifer English on 11/30/2004 Last modification on 11/30/2004 Published: 11/30/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15023