Non-Proliferation

NTI Expert, IAEA: Civilian HEU Elimination Progressing, but Obstacles Remain

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Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
7/24/2015
The use of weapon-usable highly enriched uranium (HEU) for civilian applications worldwide is becoming a thing of the past despite political obstacles, according to Andrew Bieniawski, vice president of material security…

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