I know the government is shut down, but c'mon

Though much focus in the media has been on the government shut down, there has not been relatively any news of the government's lack of response to a depletion of a isotope needed in two thirds of nuclear power plants in the United States. This isotope is lithium-7. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recognized no assembly has taken control of this pressing issue. To this point, lithium-7 has imported to the U.S. from Russia and China. These two nations are the only suppliers of lithium-7 in the world. As China continues to receive demand for this isotope and difficulties take place with Russia, the U.S. clearly being presented an important issue. This issue also poses a danger as lithium-7 plays a significant role in the pressurized water reactors. These reactors are used to cool the reactor core of the nuclear power plant. The GAO also recently realized the U.S. is using a significantly greater amount of this isotope than experts previously thought. The United States now has three possibilities: build a domestic reserve, create domestic production for this isotope, or alter the pressurized water reactors so they do not need this isotope. Read more in the article: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/10/critical-isotope-threat-two-thirds-us-nuclear-reactors
      Though most Americans could care less about an isotope vital to nuclear power plants, this is a very pressing issue. Nuclear power is a much cleaner alternative to other energy sources, and it would be a shame if this energy production was halted due to an insufficient supply of the isotope. If people realized this could affect electricity supplies, maybe then people would begin to worry. The most nerve-racking part of the article is the part in which it says lithium-7 is used in the pressurized water reactor. Pressurized water reactors are able to cool the reactor core of a power plant, therefore in the absence of lithium-7, what if a crisis like the nuclear crisis of Japan is born? Now as we see the disastrous effects of nuclear disasters both in Chernobyl and Japan, it is obvious this issue must be handled.