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Silex Systems — Phillip Capital Uranium Conference 2013
15 slides from Silex Systems's conference presentation, Apr 4, 2013
Slide 1: Uranium Enrichment Update
For personal use only Silex Systems Ltd Uranium Enrichment Update Phillip Capital Uranium Conference 4th April 2013 Chris Wilks – Director © Silex Systems Limited 2013
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
P2 Forward Looking Statements For personal use only Silex is a research and development Company whose assets include its proprietary rights in technologies, including but not limited to, the SILEX technology, Solar Systems technology, Translucent technology and ChronoLogic technology. Several of the
Slide 3: Disclaimer
P3 Disclaimer For personal use only Silex Systems Ltd (Silex) has prepared this presentation based on information available to it. The information in this presentation does not purport to be a complete description of Silex and/or its various business activities. Except as required by law, no represe
Slide 4: Businesses
P4 Businesses For personal use only Silex Solar Systems Translucent Chronologic Systems Third generation laser Utility Scale Game changing Precision instrumentation uranium enrichment for Concentrating PV semiconductor and via distributed ‘USB-in nuclear power power generation substrate materials Sy
Slide 5: SILEX Uranium Enrichment Technology
For personal use only Section 2 SILEX Uranium Enrichment Technology © Silex Systems Limited 2013
Slide 6: Uranium Enrichment
P6 Uranium Enrichment For personal use only Uranium Enrichment Advantages of Laser Enrichment • Uranium must be enriched to work as fuel in a nuclear reactor • Breakthrough in efficiency - uses less energy • Process to enrich U235 isotope from 0.7% to ~5% • Smaller footprint than centrifuge and diff
Slide 7: Commercialisation and License Agreement
P7 Commercialisation and License Agreement For personal use only Exclusive Agreement • Exclusive worldwide commercialisation and license agreement for SILEX Uranium Enrichment Technology • Agreement with GE signed in 2006 51% 25% 24% Next Milestone Payments • US$15 million due upon successful comple
Slide 8: Approach to Commercialisation
P8 Approach to Commercialisation For personal use only GLE’s phased approach to commercialisation • Phase 1: Test Loop Program (well advanced) and NRC License (completed). • Phase 2: Engineering Design of full-scale commercial plant (underway) and construction of an initial commercial production mod
Slide 9: GLE Commercial Facility - NRC Licence
P9 GLE Commercial Facility - NRC Licence For personal use only Commercial Facility Licence •US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) responsible for evaluating combined construction and operating license •Construction and operating license application submitted to NRC in July 2009 for the first propos
Slide 10: New Opportunity - Paducah Enrichment Plant
P10 New Opportunity - Paducah Enrichment Plant For personal use only Expression of Interest submitted - opportunity for additional plant in Paducah, Kentucky USA • GLE submitted an EOI to the US Department of Energy on 21st February proposing the construction of a SILEX laser enrichment plant in Pad
Slide 11: Nuclear Energy in the United States
P11 Nuclear Energy in the United States For personal use only 104 nuclear reactors in 31 states Current Reactors • 104 nuclear reactors operating in 31 states • ~27% of global nuclear energy capacity is in the US • ~20% of electricity in the US is generated from nuclear energy • Nuclear energy is th
Slide 12: Nuclear Energy Worldwide
P12 Nuclear Energy Worldwide For personal use only Global Issues • Energy security and Climate Change are key concerns of Governments and Utilities around the world Key Statistics • Nuclear ‘renaissance’ to continue despite short-term impact of the Fukushima event 15 percent of global electricity
Slide 13: Key Market Drivers for Uranium Enrichment
P13 Key Market Drivers for Uranium Enrichment For personal use only Short Term Market Outlook – ‘Negative’ • Short term market (next 2 to 3 years) likely to remain depressed due to impact of Fukushima event • 50 operable Japanese reactors (>10% world total) likely Proposed nuclear reactors to 2030 t
Slide 14: Silex Corporate Outlook
P14 Silex Corporate Outlook Uranium Enrichment commercialisation project underpins the current value of Silex For personal use only Commercialisation fully funded by GLE with focus now on design of commercial plant Medium and long term enrichment market attractive for entry of SILEX Technology
Slide 15: Thank you
For personal use only Thank you © Silex Systems Limited 2013 20
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