05/24/2021
https://congress.gov...
"the uranium processing facility is a one-of-a-kind project that you recently visited at the Y-12 Security Complex."
"We plan to have that capability on line no later than 2025, giving us 3 years of cushion in between the time that capability comes on line and we expect to run out of the existing supply of lithium."
"And I thank you. And these changes were made prior to your tenure and prior to my tenure."
"The Government Accounting Office and the Department of Energy's own Inspector General's reviews highlighted a shortage of lithium for use in refurbishing nuclear weapons."