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Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation
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What does AVLIS mean?
- Atomic vapor laser isotope separation
- Atomic vapor laser isotope separation is a method by which specially tuned lasers are used to separate isotopes of uranium using selective ionization of hyperfine transitions. In the largest technology transfer in U.S. government history, in 1994 the AVLIS process was transferred to the United States Enrichment Corporation for commercialization. However, on June 9, 1999 after a $100 million investment, USEC cancelled its AVLIS program. The AVLIS process provides high energy efficiency comparable with gas centrifuges, high separation factor, and low volume of radioactive waste. AVLIS continues to be developed by some countries and it presents some specific challenges to international monitoring. Iran is now known to have had a secret AVLIS program. However, since it was uncovered in 2003, Iran has claimed to have dismantled it. A similar technology, using molecules instead of atoms, is molecular laser isotope separation.
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