Venezuela Says It Removed Nuclear Material After U.S. Strike Near Former Reactor
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The US Department of Energy announced on Friday that 13.5 kilograms of highly enriched uranium have been removed from Venezuela, in a joint operation by the US, the UK and Venezuela. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the uranium, after a complex and sensitive operation, was safely transported by land and sea from South America to North America. The material was then sent to the US Department of Energy complex in South Carolina…
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US removes highly enriched uranium from Venezuela
The US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Friday (local time) announced the successful removal of all remaining highly enriched uranium from a legacy research reactor in Venezuela, calling the operation a significant step in reducing nuclear security risks in South America and the US homeland.
In what represents a strategic triumph for the national security of the United States and the stability of Latin America, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the Department of Energy confirmed the successful withdrawal of the entire enriched uranium that remained in Venezuela. The operation, executed under unusual time pressure, marks a turning point in the bilateral relationship and in the policy of nuclear non-proliferation …
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom completed the transfer of 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium from Venezuela to U.S. territory, in an operation overseen by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to safeguard the material and prevent it from becoming a risk “if it falls into the wrong hands,” the IAEA said in a statement released Friday. The uranium was located in a reactor at …
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