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Weapons-Grade Uranium Shipments to Chalk River Almost Finished
May. 30, 2013 04:55AM PST
Energy InvestingThe Ottawa Citizen reported that U.S. shipments of weapons grade uranium to the Chalk River plant for medical isotopes are coming to a close.
The Ottawa Citizen reported that U.S. shipments of weapons grade uranium to the Chalk River plant for medical isotopes are coming to a close.
As quoted in the market report:
Based on the previous shipments, that suggests the NRU will require a total of only two to three more seven kilogram shipments before isotope production ceases. The latest proposed U.S. shipment, therefore, is likely the antepenultimate or penultimate load to Canada.