US considers tariffs on uranium imports

Enlarge / Rail trucks loaded with uranium ore wait for transportation at the uranium mine operated by Geam, a division of Diamo S.P. mining company, in Rozna, Czech Republic, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Photographer: Vladimir Weiss/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit: Getty Images) This week, the US Department of Commerce opened an investigation into the […]

Iran’s move toward uranium enrichment is message to EU to stand up to US, but it might be too late

Iran’s move to get ready to enrich uranium is an attempt to send a message to Europe, encouraging it to resist US pressure to abandon the nuclear deal, experts told RT. But Germany, France and the UK might be ready to give up. On Monday, Iran announced it’s moving to “upgrade” its uranium enrichment facility […]

Want to demolish a uranium enrichment facility? Ask a pipe-crawling robot first

Enlarge / “RadPiper is a robot developed by the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute for the Department of Energy,” the university wrote. “The treaded robot moves within the pipes of uranium-enrichment facilities to determine areas where radiation levels may pose a hazard.” (credit: Carnegie Mellon University) A government facility in Piketon, Ohio produced enriched uranium […]

If Trump pulls the US out of the Iran deal, Iran says it can start enriching uranium in 2 days

AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it could produce higher enriched uranium within two days if the United States quit a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six major powers, Tehran’s Arabic language al-Alam TV reported. “If America pulls out of the deal … Iran could resume its […]

US federal prosecutors to 'evaluate' Clinton's alleged corruption role in Russian uranium deal

Published time: 14 Nov, 2017 14:55 Edited time: 14 Nov, 2017 15:02 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed federal prosecutors to “evaluate certain issues” involving Hillary Clinton’s alleged corruption in a deal which gave Russian company Rosatom control over 20 percent of America’s uranium supply. Read more In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman […]

Forest Service suggests Trump could reopen uranium mining near Grand Canyon

Canyon Uranium Mine Tower, Arizona, 2013. (credit: Kaibab National Forest) The US Forest Service recently submitted a report (PDF) to the Trump Administration, suggesting that an Obama-era order could be revised to allow uranium mining on National Forest land, reopening old tensions in an area that sustains tribal interests, mining operations, and outdoor activities. The report […]

Republicans are freaking out about a new report tying Hillary Clinton to a Russian uranium deal

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid President Donald Trump wants to revive an old scandal about a uranium deal with a Hillary Clinton connection. Proof of any quid pro quo remains unclear. Propelled by conservative media and congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump revived a story about an Obama administration uranium deal that Hillary Clinton had tangential ties to. “That’s your […]

‘We gave you uranium, you repaid us by bombing Belgrade’: Putin slams US over nuclear treaties

Vladimir Putin has criticized the US for failing to keep their end of the bargain in a host of international disarmament agreements. He says Moscow will not exit any existing treaties, but promised an “instant, symmetrical response” if Washington decides to first. ‘US decided to do away with international law’ Speaking during a Q & […]

Trump tweets about bombshell reports that Clintons made millions off crooked Russian uranium deal

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Hill reports that the FBI investigated Russian nuclear industry officials engaging in bribery and kickbacks. President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning that “Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration knowledge, is the biggest story that Fake Media doesn’t want to follow!”  FBI agents reportedly confirmed millions of dollars went […]

An economist explains why a national monument with free admission is way more valuable than the uranium ore beneath it

Bureau of Land Management/Flickr The United States has an extensive system of amazing parks. From the Shenandoah National Park, close to where I grew up, to Sequoia National Park, where I am a trustee for Lost Soldier’s Cave, our national parks connect Americans to our remarkable landscapes and wilderness areas. I have annual passes to […]