Posted on 04/22/2016 3:58:10 PM PDT by markomalley
The United States will buy heavy water from Iran’s nuclear program and expects it to be delivered within weeks, U.S. officials said on Friday, a move that Republican lawmakers quickly criticized.
The U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, will buy 32 metric tonnes of heavy water from Iran worth $8.6 million, a department spokeswoman said. Heavy water is a component of making nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, that is not radioactive.
Under last year’s landmark nuclear deal between Iran, the United States and five other world powers, Tehran is responsible for reducing its stock of heavy water, which it can sell, dilute or dispose of, under conditions.
Iran is permitted to keep up to 130 tonnes of heavy water at present and up to 90 tonnes once its redesigned and rebuilt Arak nuclear research reactor is commissioned.
“The United States will not be Iran’s customer forever,” the DOE spokeswoman said. U.S. officials hope the purchase will pave the way for other countries to buy the heavy water, which can be used in the development of semiconductors and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
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Oh goody, more U.S.A. money to Iran!
Thanks for helping that Corker Bill along, Teddy! I’m sure the $150 billion in Iran will be well-spent. Towards trying to nuke Israel off the face of the Earth.
I wonder how much of this money will be funneled back to Obama, and his “handler” from Iran? This is as transparent a heist as you can get. We buy something we don’t need, they get rid of waste, and Bam gets rich.
I’ll sell them some heavy water.
Back when I was selling equipment to the water/wastewater industry, we referred to “water” and “lumpy water”. I have a whole 2,500 gallon tank of lumpy water buried in the yard that they can buy. Should be heavy.
I’ll sell them some heavy water.
Back when I was selling equipment to the water/wastewater industry, we referred to “water” and “lumpy water”. I have a whole 2,500 gallon tank of lumpy water buried in the yard that they can buy. Should be heavy.
I like the way you think Sir.
Yeah, Ted is behind this insanity /s
Iran thanks you, Senator Cruz.
L
You people are mental.
Read the roll call there and weep. Only Cotton from Arkansas voted nay. One guy who was truly “principled”.
Pathetic
NOTE: The measure in that link is:
H.R. 1191 (Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 )
Sounds right, Obama facilitated this.
Not Ted Cruz.
Anyone care to bet that Hillary’s GF is getting much of that stuffed in a Swiss account under her name.
WTFF!!!
fyi
You know the back story on that stuff it was a vote to stall the vote while objection was strong.
Brinksmanship
any one that believes Cruz wanted to coddle Iran is a damn fool.
Insanity, isn’t it?
Then why didn’t your Cruz boy vote no? It was obvious they were all falling in line with Obama.
“... Tehran is responsible for reducing its stock of heavy water...”
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Tehran is the capitol of Iraq.....
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