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Arms-control advocates raise concerns about GE project
Arms-control supporters are urging the U.S. to determine the proliferation risks associated with GE Hitachi's uranium-enrichment facility, which will use laser technology, as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews its license request. "What we've really been looking for is just someone to take this into account before moving forward with the technology," said Miles Pomper, a senior research associate with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The Washington Independent (Washington, D.C.)