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UF6

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UF6Uranium Hexafluoride (used in nuclear weapons)


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Then, depending on the type of reactor it will fuel, it is converted to UF6 (Port Hope) which is used to feed enrichment plants.
The cylinders were then sent to plants in Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio where the UF6 was enriched with uranium 235 for the fabrication of nuclear weapons, fuel pellets and radiological medicines.
The proceeds from the proposed issuance are expected to be used to refinance existing debt of UF6 million due in March 2007 and to refinance US$450million of the holding company debt.
 
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