On Thursday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), as well as Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02), urged Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan to fully fund decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) operations at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon.

In a letter to Donovan, the lawmakers expressed concern over volatility in the global uranium market and urged the Administration to fully fund cleanup in their Fiscal Year 2016 budget.

“As a delegation, we have repeatedly urged the Department of Energy to present a comprehensive management plan that fulfills the Secretarial commitment to the community,” the lawmakers wrote. “This plan should not rely upon the vagaries of the global uranium market. Clean-up and restoration work is critically important to southern Ohio, and merits your immediate attention to ensure financial stability, fulfill the federal obligation to the community, and sustain productivity at the site.”

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