Global Laser Enrichment
GLE was formed in 2007 to develop US laser uranium enrichment capability, with over $400 million invested in GLE’s commercialization program to date. Since its inception, GLE has worked closely with Silex Systems of Australia, the inventor of the laser enrichment process, to advance the SILEX laser enrichment technology towards commercial launch for uranium enrichment.www.gle-us.com
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Oct 9, 2026
Jason MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, uh, I'd say when I think about our nuclear fuel strategy, I think about the ways in which it services our overall strategy of raising the amount of megawatts that we're getting out of the existing fleet
Claire MadenCORRESPONDENT
But what are the market and business developments that are going to shape the fuel cycle of the future? Well, for Global Laser Enrichment's Stephen Long, as the company moves forward with its plans for a laser enrichment facility at Paducah in the USA, it's all about de-risking projects
Stephen LongSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Just to tack on to that, you know, es- especially being a new entrant into the space, uh, bringing a new approach, it's all about de-risking the project for us as well, right? And so that's twofold.
Stephen LongSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
One, the technology maturation and going through the pre-FID process to make sure that we have really planned for success in the deployment of our project and not biting off more than we can chew up front.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
And we want to literally We are also the only patented and US-owned, US origin laser enrichment company in the US.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
We have one competitor and that's Global Laser Enrichment.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
And where are they out of? That's the Australian company.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
I worked actually for them previously.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
And that's how I ended up in the U.S. Nice.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
It was one of 12 that was sent to the U.S. to transfer that technology to the U.S., to General Electric.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
And that entity is known as Global Laser Enrichment.
Christo LiebenbergGUEST
and um but yeah it's now it's now my my one and only competitor so there's a lot of love between us