Enrichment SWU calculator

Use this to calculate how much natural uranium and separative work you need to get a given amount of enriched uranium at a certain enrichment, and so on. Learn more about [isotopes here](/isotopes.html).
Tails assay (wt %)
Feed assay (wt %)
LEU


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Outputs

Abbrevs:
  • U - Uranium
  • HM - Heavy Metal (e.g. Uranium, Neptunium, Pu, Cm, etc.)
  • kWh - Kilowatt-hour electric
  • MWh - Megawatt-hour electric
  • MWd - Megawatt-day thermal
  • SWU - Separative Work Unit