That's well put. As you said, we don't have that capability now because both for the requirement you talked about, which is the U.S. origin unobligated uranium, and also to be able to encourage more countries not to go down the road of enrichment, we need to have a U.S. source that's reliable and one that has technology that can be competitive.
Portman emphasizes the need for reliable U.S. enrichment technology to discourage other countries from developing their own.
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