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Rob Portman: “They've just been given another year to operate. But with that very dated technology, the gaseous diffusion technology…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
They've just been given another year to operate. But with that very dated technology, the gaseous diffusion technology, as opposed to the centrifuge technology, which is very energy inefficient, among other things, that certainly is not our long-term solution. So I agree with you that the R&D effort is important.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman critiques outdated enrichment technology and supports R&D for better solutions.

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