Pioneering a cleaner, safer, more reliable, and more affordable uranium conversion process through advanced chemical engineering.
Explore Methodology arrow_forwardOur novel synthesis route delivers a significant reduction in plant electrical demand, redefining the economics of nuclear fuel conversion.
Our novel synthesis route produces specification-grade UF₆ with zero elemental fluorine. Behind it is a team that has led first-of-a-kind work at Idaho National Laboratory and the National Reactor Innovation Center — now building the first new Western greenfield uranium conversion facility in decades.
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Reduced vs Legacy
Zero-Fluorine (F2)
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A modern uranium conversion methodology emphasizing rigorous engineering discipline and absolute purity.
Raw yellowcake (U3O8) undergoes chemical analysis upon receipt, verified against ASTM C967 impurity limits. Feed material is characterized for moisture, particle size, and trace contaminants before entering the conversion process.
Our novel synthesis route eliminates elemental fluorine entirely — removing the most hazardous and capital-intensive chemical from the decades-old legacy process. Engineering analysis projects:
Product UF₆ is desublimed into solid form inside industry-standard 48Y cylinders, packaged to ANSI N14.1 and shipped under 49 CFR 173.420 to enrichment facilities.
Torch will be located at Idaho National Laboratory. Raven-Flint was selected in August 2026 for the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, administered by the National Reactor Innovation Center, which sites privately financed nuclear projects on laboratory land — on acreage DOE has reserved adjacent to the Central Facilities Area.
The nation’s lead nuclear energy laboratory: established frameworks for nuclear materials handling, laboratory utilities and staff, and an experienced regional workforce — alongside DOE authorization and NRC licensing support through the Launch Pad program.
Raven-Flint HQ — in Idaho Falls — is a separate facility housing the Match demonstration unit and core engineering operations.
Raven-Flint has developed a novel synthesis route to produce specification-grade UF₆ that breaks from the 1940s-era legacy process — eliminating elemental fluorine (F₂) from the entire conversion chain. The Torch pilot plant translates that chemistry into a fully engineered facility: ASME-code vessels and piping, a complete preliminary HAZOP, and full nuclear material accountability.
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Operators and scientists who have led some of the nation's hardest nuclear programs — from Idaho National Laboratory and the National Reactor Innovation Center to the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment.
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Milestones, recognition, and coverage as Raven-Flint rebuilds domestic uranium conversion.
Raven-Flint is one of 13 projects selected for the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, administered by the National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory — a round that widens the program across the fuel cycle to include conversion.
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Located in Idaho Falls, our HQ houses a world-class radiochemistry laboratory — with analytical instrumentation and in-house fabrication — alongside the Match bench-scale unit now proving the conversion pathway. It is distinct and geographically separate from the planned Torch pilot plant.
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