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The U.S. has tried to build a gas centrifuge plant but so far (unlike Pakistan and Iran) it has failed to do so. This is incorrect. The United States successfu
by philipkglass 4y ago
The U.S. has tried to build a gas centrifuge plant but so far (unlike Pakistan and Iran) it has failed to do so.
This is incorrect. The United States successfully built a centrifuge enrichment plant in the 1980s, but it closed due to a global glut of enrichment capacity and corresponding low prices [1]. The UUSA centrifuge enrichment plant currently operates in Eunice, New Mexico. It has been operating since 2010:
https://www.urenco.com/global-operations/uusa https://www.urenco.com/global-operations/uusa
[1] https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/912770 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/912770