Laser uranium enrichment
According to GLE Chief Executive Officer Stephen Long, this milestone follows extensive system integration, engineering refinement, and iterative operational testing.
“This demonstration campaign is the culmination of years of technical advancement and operational discipline. We are now entering a phase of focused optimization, with iterative system tuning and data accumulation to fulfill the validation requirements of TRL-6,” said Long.
Key modifications have been integrated into the Test Loop to increase performance reliability.
These enhancements validate scale enrichment efficiency and inform downstream manufacturing processes for Kentucky’s full-scale Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF).
Independent engineering assessment—contracted by GLE’s joint venture stakeholders, Silex Systems Ltd, and Cameco Corporation, which will monitor and verify all test outcomes.