That's not exactly what happened:
Correct me if I'm wrong but President Obama didn't take office until January, 2009. Notice that Duke was the only utility really interested in using the fuel. Unless you're talking about another SC facility in which case, I'm sure you'll post appropriate links to detailed information.
Duke Energy Corp. did not renew its contract to use mixed-oxide fuel that will be developed from surplus weapons-grade plutonium at the Savannah River Site. Duke was the only utility contracted to use the fuel, called MOX. Spokeswoman Rita Sipe said the company remains interested in the program and would use MOX at reactors at its Catawba Nuclear Station in South Carolina and its McGuire plant near Charlotte. But Duke was unable to reach an agreement with Shaw Areva MOX Services to extend its previous contract beyond Dec. 1, 2008.
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