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Blog: Michelle Obama Visits Haiti, Mexico Announces Reactor Conversion Plan

Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced that his country will convert their nuclear research reactor to using low enriched uranium as part of a global effort to secure weapons-grade nuclear materials. First Lady Michelle Obama also made a surprise visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the three-month anniversary of the city’s devastating earthquake.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent

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Blog: Nuclear Security Summit Day 2

After a profitable opening day at the Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama hopes for further gains in promoting an international cooperative effort to secure fissile materials. Yesterday, Ukraine announced that it will remove its entire highly enriched uranium stockpile by 2012. Canada also announced that it would be transferring highly enriched uranium back to the United States. Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent

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