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ALL TBI INFORIATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSITIEC b6 DATE 06-13-20183Y NSICG b7C YAAAR RNSARRASKOAD Umited Statcs Srmatt December 31.2010 President Barack Obana 1600 Parnsvivania Ave hW Waohington. IX 20500 Doar Mr.Presidem. I am conacting you to express my strong concerns rogarding the Nuelear Regulatory Conmixsion's(NRC y recent decision to approve the sale ot American wranium reserves to Awmredmetzoloto(ARMZ ARM?. ix owned by the Russian govemumenr ant has soughn ko acquire a conrulling stake in the Casdisn owned Uraniun Ooc. Ie.This wransaeuion would give the Ruxsian gverrnem cnro xer a sizabk porin oAmercs' uraniun produston cwpucty.Equaly alarnng.this sale gives ARm7.a signitiexnr stake in wraniwm mines in Kazakhsian. As you know.Russia has a disnrbing rocord ofsupporaing nwckesr programs in coumries thst are openly hostile to the Lnitd Sttes. Rossia has direcly aided Iran's nucienr development ared sgreed on October 1s. Qoi0 wo heip deveiop Yenezuela's muclexr program. This record is ws. great odds with our own national security. Amenica's natioral and energy securiry mst be paramount in any future decisions bs your administration.As was communicated to the NRC by my safprior to the sale.I remain soncened sih any ausempt to grunt an expon license o ARMz which would alow the Rusian goveromeno sap ts.xransn oversxas. I would request irornediate ntrcation shouid ARe tora license witteNRw xgrUs.wranun. In hgnt oe tis recen NRC deersion. developing L.s. wraniwn is critica. Tie t.S. imps reary 90 pereent of the wranim wxd in Amerea's mwciear powes panw. Correnuy more shan a doxen license applicarions are pendirg with the NRc for uranium mines in Wyoming. Thexe delxyed spplications. dating bxck ax far as 2007. are unncceptabie. I ask that yow work wxh ae to enxunw an actve and strategic domestic uraniun industry tnat lcssens our dangerous cependcnce on forxign impors. Thank you tor your srtention to this pressing matter. Sincerelks Soon Bxrrasso, M13 w.