'Beyond Belief': Obama Moves to Close Last US Uranium Plant

Newsmax. ^ | 28 Sep 2015 | David A. Patten

[george76]

The Obama administration plans to close the last remaining American-owned uranium enrichment facility in the United States, even as it moves forward on a controversial nuclear deal with Iran that permits the Islamic Republic to conduct ongoing and significant uranium enrichment.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has informed Centrus Energy it will end the American Centrifuge project in Piketon, Ohio, on Sept. 30. Notices have been issued to some 235 workers that their jobs are in jeopardy.

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This is beyond belief," Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, responded in a statement. "While this administration is greenlighting uranium enrichment in Iran and legitimizing 6,000 Iranian centrifuges, they're shutting down domestic production here in America."

Wenstrup called the closure decision "a dangerous threat to our national security."

In its announcement that it will shutter American Centrifuge, the DOE announced the enrichment technologies developed at Piketon may be transferred to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

As recently as 20 years ago, the United States produced nearly 50 percent of the global supply of enriched uranium. Today, however, U.S. production accounts for only about 10 percent of the global supply, with Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Holland producing the bulk of the world's enriched uranium.

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cuts in U.S. enrichment capability are "potentially causing" U.S. nuclear plants to become dependent on foreign fuel sources. U.S. enriched uranium also plays an important role in powering U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers.

[marron]

They still haven’t placed this guy under arrest.

[DoughtyOne]

Here’s something for Boehner to go out with, refusing to allow to let it happen.

Congress can keep funding. Tell Obitch to screw off.

[Crazieman]

You’re funny

[Gator113]

Ii dream of this POS leaving the White House in chains.

[A CA Guy]

Why do we not believe this is a Muslim against America here rather than a President who loves America?

Is there much of anything this President has done that if a foreign country did it we would possibly consider it an act of war?

At some point just resign the guy.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, I realize that. If he had shown the slightest proclivity to stand up to Obama, he wouldn’t be leaving.

[laplata]

I can’t say what I’m thinking because the law would be at my door in about 5 minutes.

[Fungi]

Pay no attention to those posters behind the curtain.

[Chgogal]

Obama the Bastard doing his best to destroy America and allowing Russia and China to become the only Sheepdogs of the World.

[A CA Guy]

I don’t believe things have to be done illegally, but obviously our President lacks capacity on several levels to do his job.

[Arthur McGowan]

It’s so simple. Muslims have the right to have nukes. Others do not.

Obama, btw, is a devout Christian.

[roadcat]

Obama’s welfare mentality. Give up on making stuff ourselves, so we’ll be dependent on other nations. He really truly believes “You didn’t build it!”, so why bother building anything. Dems love to give away stuff, like the Panama Canal (now run by China). So why shouldn’t Obama give away our tech edge? 2017 can’t come soon enough to get rid of this useless piece of crap president.

[Kickass Conservative]

If I recall, when Obama first came to Office he stopped all R&D for advanced Nuclear Weapons by the Military.

I probably read it right here on FR and I never heard about it again.

Obama is nothing but a Traitorous Pig who is loved and adored by Millions of other Traitorous Pigs.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Everything Obama has done has been to do one of the following, etc.

BTTT!

[Osage Orange]

HAHAHA!!

Like that is going to happen!!

Whatever you are smoking or drinking....Quit!!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Here’s something for Boehner to go out with, refusing to allow to let it happen.

Congress can keep funding. Tell Obitch to screw off.

[matthew fuller]

http://www.hngn.com/articles/67439/20150207/muslim-brotherhood-penetrated-u-s-national-security-agencies-under-obamas.htm

[Major Matt Mason]

This is beyond belief," Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, responded in a statement. "While this administration is greenlighting uranium enrichment in Iran and legitimizing 6,000 Iranian centrifuges, they're shutting down domestic production here in America."

OK, Rep. Wenstrup, so what are you and the other ball-less wonders in the GOP going to do about it? Nothing, I'm sure.

[Viking2002]

Why hasn't this bear turd been declared mentally unfit to execute the duties of his office? He's openly violated the Constitution numerous times, done everything in his power to undermine common American culture and heritage, allowed our borders to be overrun by Third World migrants looking for a handout, run the economy into the ground and cooked the numbers to keep his base dumb and happy, and after screwing the natgas and coal industries into oblivion, now he wants to allow one of our remaining sources of power plant fuel to be supplied by overseas interests?!? How much stupider can the average American be before they realize they're getting their entire existence dismantled one piece at a time by this charlatan? This entire planet is corrupt.