Posted on 09/28/2015 10:11:22 PM PDT by 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.
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I understand what you’re saying.
A few years ago I thought something might be done but no longer think so.
Some kind of paralyzing spell has been cast over us.
I used to believe Obama was just simpatico with islam, but I’m past that now.
It hasn’t been cast over us, however cast over the entire senate and congress is entirely TRUE!!!!!
So 0bama is attempting to further crimp our ability to produce the enriched uranium needed for our power plants, submarines and nuclear warhead replacements.
Okee-dokee.
Enemy of the people.
President Obama should be called the trash he is for his legacy.
PING!
It hasn’t been cast over us, however cast over the entire senate and congress is entirely TRUE!!!!!
Then the brain dead liberals from coast to coast must have a separate spell over them.
He is called a lot of nasty things every day. You’re right, his legacy is sealed and it’s horrific. He could end up being responsible for more people than Hitler and Stalin and Mao combined.
The brain dead liberals have ALWAYS been brain dead liberals, the new thing is that our congress is now also brain dead liberals!!!!
Different spells for different people?
Yep.
Not just power plants. It isn't the Cuisinarts and air conditioners he's after. He is out to cripple the boomers, the fast attack subs, the carriers, and the ships which will require the sort of power plants which can power up a rail gun or a laser.
44 percent approve of the job he is doing.
44 percent of our fellow countrymen/women think this traitor a dozen time over is doing a good job.
I think he needs the space for a refugee camp. This would be a grew topic for people running for POTUS to hammer him on.
There are so many one can lose count.
but dems will start with 47 percent off the bat unless Trump or whomever wins can get 20 percent or more of black vote
only trump seems to be able to do that.
Is he really destroying America? I wonder. Because if people really thought he was truly destroying it wouldn’t there be at least a dozen people on a picket line by now?
Oh that’s right. People have yobs they can’t miss any days at and mortgages they can’t be late on. And weekends are for entertainment. But what about all those on welfare or in between jobs? Scary thought that this president, if he wanted to, could require that all first born children be tattoo’d with the rainbow flag and there’s nothing of real substance we could do about it. If only we had something called “representatives” to stand up for us...oh wait.
Looks like we’ll have to buy our enriched uranium from Iran from now on.
He’s still got 2 years left in office. Plenty left to do yet.
Plus ALL DEMOCRATS ARE EVIL for supporting this satan.
You voted for this America. TWICE!
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