I was under the impression that the lack of US enrichment is more of a political thing. Demand for nuclear stalled, no one wanted an enrichment facility in thei

I was under the impression that the lack of US enrichment is more of a political thing. Demand for nuclear stalled, no one wanted an enrichment facility in their district, and plants had enough fuel from foreign markets - the only purpose for the US government to build new enrichment capacity was to support the Department of Defence. The actual efficiency of the plants was never an issue.