Nuclear News Roundup Feb 20, 2017 The National Nuclear Security Administration manages U.S.-origin enriched uranium for certain needs such as for the production of tritium, which is used in nuclear weapons. After losing its last source of U.S.-origin enriched uranium in 2013, NNSA projected that its supply would run out in 2027. Gao.gov A proposed bill that would have limited how much Georgia Power customers have to pay to help build nuclear Plant Vogtle doesn’t do that anymore. Now the bill affects any future nuclear power plants but doesn’t change things for Vogtle. Wabe.org Decades ago they witnessed nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific. Now some veterans hope new DNA testing will prove it was responsible for their subsequent ill health, which they say ruined their lives. Bbc.com The US is preparing to spend billions of dollars upgrading its nuclear weapons program in Europe, despite the arsenal posing a significant security risk as “targets for terrorism and theft”, critics have warned. Independent.co.uk
