OAN Staff Noah Secades
6:24 PM – Thursday, May 15, 2026
The United States has successfully removed all of Venezuela’s highly enriched uranium from their facilities.
On Thursday, the State Department confirmed that—in partnership with Venezuela, the UK, and the IAEA—all highly enriched uranium has been successfully removed from Caracas’ shuttered RV-1 research reactor.
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The RV-1 was Venezuela’s only nuclear reactor, originally constructed for research purposes and later transitioning to gamma sterilization for medical supplies, food and other materials.
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration said the U.S. reached the milestone more than two years ahead of schedule.
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