Global Laser Enrichment, founded in 2007, is focused on commercializing advanced laser technology for uranium enrichment to support the production of nuclear fuel. As the exclusive worldwide licensee of the SILEX (Separation of Isotopes by Laser Excitation) process, the company is developing a method to supply fuel for carbon-free nuclear power generation. The technology originates from Silex Systems in Australia.
The company's primary operations and development work are based in Wilmington, North Carolina, with a planned production facility in Paducah, Kentucky. Over $400 million has been invested in the commercialization program to date, reflecting the significant scale of the engineering and industrial effort involved.
Global Laser Enrichment operates in the nuclear fuel production and advanced reactor fuel sectors. Its technical domains center on the laser enrichment process and the manufacturing of nuclear fuel assemblies. The work requires expertise in nuclear engineering, laser physics, and complex industrial systems.
