Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Chapter Thirty-One Working a Deal

“We have found a supply of spent rods that are still located in a reactor that’s not functioning. To get them out would take many skilled people and would certainly draw attention – too much attention.” He looks genuinely frustrated.

“However, we have located some projectiles that are, shall we say, unaccounted for,” he quickly goes on. “They should be able to serve whatever purpose you need the rods for.”

Dakham shakes his head. “We are not looking to ship projectiles. We are interested in purchasing those gear box housings to move nuclear materials we had hoped you’d been able to find. The projectiles would be useless to our client.”

Dimitri looks at them both, then says evenly, “You’d have to reprocess the rods. The materials inside the projectiles should be usable without remanufacturing.”

Hussein replies, “We can only advise our client of your dilemma. We will also tell them of your suggestion. However, I’d suggest that if you can find a way of removing the materials in question, we might have a better chance of reaching an agreement.”

Dimitri lowers his eyelids to half mast, then says, “Have you found someone else who says he can supply what you want in Russia?”

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