Re:As EU is asked to mobilise all available energy, anger at...
by stareatgoats on Thursday September 15, 2022 @05:26AM
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> You don't care if Asia embargos the west or any scenario like that.
You wouldn't?
Russia and Russian allies control close to 70% of the world's uranium exports (2018) [0]
"Only a handful of facilities in the world convert milled uranium into uranium hexafluoride; Russia produced approximately one-third of the 2020 supply, much of it made with uranium from Kazakhstan. Russia also has 43% of the global enrichment capacity" [1]
"The Biden administration reportedly is considering nuclear sanctions on Russia. U.S. utilities oppose this step for fear that it would make uranium fuel scarcer and more expensive. Many U.S. nuclear plants are already struggling economically." [1]
You wouldn't?
Russia and Russian allies control close to 70% of the world's uranium exports (2018) [0]
"Only a handful of facilities in the world convert milled uranium into uranium hexafluoride; Russia produced approximately one-third of the 2020 supply, much of it made with uranium from Kazakhstan. Russia also has 43% of the global enrichment capacity" [1]
"The Biden administration reportedly is considering nuclear sanctions on Russia. U.S. utilities oppose this step for fear that it would make uranium fuel scarcer and more expensive. Many U.S. nuclear plants are already struggling economically." [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_p...
[1] https://theconversation.com/russias-energy-clout-doesnt-just...