1. Uranium EnrichmentTechnology A DON’T DIY guide to

2. What is Enriched Uranium? Uranium 238 (Natural Uranium) 235 (Isotope) Fissile

3. Types of Enriched Uranium Grades Natural Uranium Low-Enriched Weapons-Grade

4. Enrichment Processes Diffusion Centrifuge Laser Separation Other

5. Diffusion Techniques Gaseous Diffusion

6. Diffusion Techniques Thermal Diffusion No longer used

7. Centrifuge Techniques Gas Centrifuge 10x more energy efficient than Gaseous Diffusion technique. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7Lr-gdxZY&feature=related

8. Centrifuge Techniques Zippe Centrifuge Improvement on gaseouscentrifuge technology,use of heat.

9. Laser Separation Separation of Isotopes by Laser Excitation (SILEX) Australian project that will be commercially ready by 2012.

10. Laser Separation Atomic vapor laser isotope separation(AVLIS) Photoionization of target isotope Molecular laser isotope separation(MLIS) Photolysis of Uranium Hexafluoride to Uranium Pentafluoride

11. Other Techniques Aerodynamic processes Becker jet nozzle Vortex tube

12. Other Techniques Electromagnetic Isotope Separation Ionized Uranium is deflected to coll-ection targets inmagnetic field.

14. Other Techniques Chemical Methods Slightly different reactions of U-235, U-238 to Redox

15. Other Techniques Plasma Separation Selective energizing of U-235 with plasma that contains a mix of ions.