NNSA removes HEU from legacy Venezuelan research reactor
May 12, 2026, 7:52AMNuclear News

NNSA technical experts oversee the loading of spent nuclear fuel into a specialized cask in Venezuela. (Photo: NNSA)
A team within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) in the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has worked with staff from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research and the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove all remaining high-enriched uranium from Venezuela’s RV-1 research reactor, the NNSA has reported.
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