Chris Wright: The Plan for Removing Iran’s Highly-Enriched Uranium from Its Facilities Is Yet To Be Determined

‘The nuclear expertise in the United States is within my department, they are ready, they’ve been monitoring what’s happening’

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WRIGHT: "We don't know. That's what — that's what's still yet to be determined. It could be any of those, but yeah, it definitely would involve people from the Department of Energy. The nuclear expertise in the United States is within my department. They are ready. They've been monitoring what's happening in Iran. And they've been involved in the dialogues about, how would we handle this material, where would we take it, what would we do with it. But that is a critical thing. Iran has nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium enriched to 60 percent, so close to weapons-grade, way higher than any potential commercial use of it. They've lied all along that it's for a civil nuclear program, it's for their own energy. It was never about that. It was always about weapons. And the world just can't live with a nuclear-armed Iran."

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