THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Completes Transfer of Venezuela’s Enriched Uranium to South Carolina.
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina.
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the removal of 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium from Venezuela’s RV-1 research reactor. The uranium, which had been unused since the reactor ceased operations in 1991, was securely transported to the U.S. for processing and reuse. DETAIL: Officials said 13.5 kilograms, or roughly 30 pounds, of uranium enriched above the 20 percent threshold was safely packaged and transported about 100 miles across Venezuela before being shipped by a specialized British nuclear transport vessel to…Open