New Mexico Business Weekly - The New Mexico Environment Department has approved an air permit for International Isotopes Inc.’s planned spent-uranium deconversion plant near Hobbs. When complete, the $125 million facility will process depleted fuel from Urenco USA’s uranium enrichment plant in Eunice. International Isotopes will extract fluorine gas from the spent uranium for use in microelectronic and photovoltaic manufacturing. The company will need more state permits and a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission before commencing operations. But the air permit allows International Isotopes to begin construction work, said President and CEO Steve Laflin in a prepared statement. Read More News New Mexico
Uranium deconversion plant gets New Mexico air permit
New Mexico Business Weekly - The New Mexico Environment Department has approved an air permit for International Isotopes Inc.’s planned spent-uranium deconversion plant near Hobbs. When complete, the $125 million facility will process depleted fuel from Urenco USA’s uranium enrichment plant in Eunice. International Isotopes will extract fluorine gas from the spent uranium for use in microelectronic and photovoltaic manufacturing. The company will need more state permits and a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission before commencing operations. But the air permit allows International Isotopes to begin construction work, said President and CEO Steve Laflin in a prepared statement. Read More News New Mexico
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