The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration says it has removed the last highly enriched uranium from Venezuela’s legacy RV-1 research reactor. The operation, coordinated with Venezuela’s Ministry of Science and Technology, the IAEA, UK experts, and US State Department personnel, follows research ending in 1991, when uranium enriched above 20% remained as surplus. NNSA removed 13.5 kilograms in under six weeks, shipped it to the US, and will process it into high-assay low-enriched uranium for reuse.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Rep. Ro Khanna ignited a heated exchange during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. The dispute centered on the claimed $631 billion economic impact of a US-Iran conflict, with sharp back-and-forth over nuclear security spending and accountability. The moment underscored how quickly fiscal arguments are fueling major policy fights in Washington.
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