Fueling the Nuclear Renaissance
Hexium is building the next generation of isotope enrichment technology to fuel the nuclear renaissance, starting with lithium.
Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS)
Laser-Driven Ionization
Lasers selectively ionize specific isotopes within a vaporized metal stream. By using precise wavelengths, the process targets desired isotopes while leaving others unaffected.
Electric Sorting
Once ionized, the selected isotopes are separated by electric fields. Non-targeted atoms remain neutral and continue undisturbed through the process.
Purified Collection
The enriched isotopes are gathered into distinct output streams and then prepared for industrial, medical, and energy use.
Commercial-Ready Technology
With over $2B invested by the Department of Energy, AVLIS technology was de-risked at pilot scale to produce reactor-grade enriched uranium. At Hexium, we’re modernizing AVLIS for industrial scale deployment, starting with lithium.
Financially Viable, with Today’s Tech
Hexium’s patent pending approach optimizes production output, while leveraging existing supply chain infrastructure and modern laser designs to achieve low capital and operating costs.
Flexible Enrichment for
High-Impact Sectors
AVLIS is adaptable to a large variety of globally bottlenecked isotopes, to support clean energy, nuclear medicine, and other and leading edge industrial applications.
Why AVLIS?
Unmatched Precision
Industry leading selectivity enables single pass production of materials at both high purity and lower enrichment.
No Centrifuges or Chemicals
Our process eliminates complex mechanical and chemical separation methods, avoids costly separation agents, and produces no hazardous waste.
Clean, Scalable, & Compact
Our low waste approach has the smallest commercial scale footprint, and can be quickly scaled to meet rapidly growing demand.