X-Nico

2 unusual facts about enriched uranium


Bosco Marengo

There was a nuclear enrichment plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973.

Robert D. Bullard

It was his expert testimony that won the case of Citizens Against Nuclear Trash (CANT) v. Louisiana Energy Services (LES) for the environmental justice group, directly causing the federal government's decision to deny the LES's permit for a uranium enrichment plant in Forest Grove and Center Springs, Louisiana.



see also

The Apollo Affair

In 1965, the FBI investigated Zalman Shapiro, the company's president, over the loss 200 pounds of highly enriched uranium.

United States Enrichment Corporation

USEC was the executive agent in the U.S./Russia Highly Enriched Uranium Purchase Agreement, implemented under the Megatons to Megawatts Program.