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Title: The U.S. Inches Closer To Breaking Russia’s Monopoly On This Rare And Necessary
Post by: Marlin on Aug 29, 2023, 01:47

The U.S. Inches Closer To Breaking Russia’s Monopoly On This Rare And Necessary Fuel

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/centrus-oklo-nuclear_n_64ebc564e4b0d17252144d32

Title: Re: The U.S. Inches Closer To Breaking Russia’s Monopoly On This Rare And Necessary
Post by: Mounder on Aug 29, 2023, 03:29

What a happy spin story.
"Centrus ― which was born out of the Manhattan Project and split from the federal government to become a private company in 1992 ― has been slowly working to change that, building a pilot facility in Piketon, Ohio,..."

Centrus was actually born out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of USEC.

I think Goodyear (along with Boeing and Allied Signal) came up with the design for the centrifuges.  Then USEC took over in the dark decades to come.