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Angus King: “We haven't made uranium fuel for nuclear submarines since…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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Angus King Asks Admiral About Resuming Production Of Nuclear Fuel For Submarines

Published | Video Starts at 04:06

And we're in the process of going through decontamination and decommissioning of the next series of buildings that will be taken down in a similar fashion. Thank you, Admiral. We haven't made uranium fuel for nuclear submarines since 1992. But is it first. My first question is, is it now necessary to begin that process again? Given the expansion of the submarine fleet, the aircraft carriers and also Aukus? (04:06–04:10)

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Asserts that uranium fuel for nuclear submarines has not been produced since 1992.

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