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May 27, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-05-25/house-votes-to-bar-purchases-of-heavy-water-from-iran

House Votes to Bar Purchases of Heavy Water from Iran

(Institute for Science and International Security) Andrew Taylor - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 251-168 on Wednesday to bar the U.S. government from future purchases of heavy water from Iran. Last month, the Obama administration completed an $8.6 million deal to buy 32 tons of heavy water from Iran. Heavy water is a key component for one kind of nuclear reactor and can be used to produce weapons-grade plutonium. (AP) See also below Commentary - U.S. Purchase of Iran's Heavy Water: Encouraging a Dangerous Nuclear Supplier - David Albright and Andrea Stricker

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