Posted on 04/22/2016 3:58:10 PM PDT by markomalley
The United States will buy heavy water from Irans 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 years 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 Irans 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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I hope that’s a joke, FRiend.
Oops...I read that wrong...My mistake...
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Ted Cruz has done everything the grass roots conservatives have asked of him, he is hated in the senate for throwing a monkey wrench in the gears, he is hated by them all for not capitulating and joining the good ol boy club, and you folks who paint him differently are seriously wrong and harm your own dreams of breaking the good ol boy network.
Donald has told us he will roll in and make deals with the deal makers.
Sorry Don I have seen you lose as many as Cruz.
No sale.
LOL
In other news there are already too many fat people in America. Bringing in all this heavy water is dumb. But it might explain Hillary’s cankles.
lol
LOL....
He ultimately did, it was a stalling vote.
Fer ****’s sake, go watch American idol or the Apprentice
No offense, but I AM OFFENDED
Apparently, $150B wasn’t enough support for Barry’s buds.
Insanity, doesn’t even begin to describe it.
So Cruz is a boy and Donald, lets compare pecker sizes is a Man?
I am done with this foolishness
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The Iran “deal” is a violation of the Corker bill.
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Just more of Barack Obama’s filthy, underhanded tricks to evade agreements and funnel American wealth to the muslims sworn to kill us.
He is the most disgusting piece of human s**t to ever despoil the White House.
Look, I will roll the dice with Donald if it comes to it but I will not not say “put out your foot that I may kiss you Royal outsider toe”
Donald has been way dirtier than Cruz and people eat up that winning side stuff while pissing on their own troops.
What ever came of the Trumped up Cruz has a list of hookers BS?
Water near a bridge....
We are still sailing, and we know your ports and we know your allys.
Its all BS and the comments are worse.
...Tehran is responsible for reducing its stock of heavy water, which it can sell, dilute or dispose of, under conditions.
Cruz is responsible for his votes, not me.
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