The US gets what it wanted: Uranium moved from Venezuela
Enriched uranium remaining in a decommissioned research reactor in Venezuela has been shipped to the US for security reasons.
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It has been reported that 13.5 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, obtained from a long-decommissioned research reactor in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, has been transported to the United States.
URANIUM SAFELY REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY
In a statement issued by the US Department of Energy, it was noted that the uranium, which was enriched to over 20 percent and located in the "RV-1" research reactor, was removed from the reactor under the supervision of teams in Venezuela. It was stated that the uranium, which had been stored at the facility since the reactor ceased operations in 1991, was classified as surplus.
The removed material was transported to a port under security measures and loaded onto a specially equipped vessel. The uranium was then taken out of the country and delivered to the US state of South Carolina.
SECURITY AND REUSE OBJECTIVE EMPHASIZED
The Department announced that the shipped uranium was transported to a facility called the Savannah River Site (SRS) for the purpose of "processing and reuse." National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Brandon Williams stated, "The safe removal of all enriched uranium from Venezuela is another signal to the world of a resurgent and renewed Venezuela."