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the only problem is where to get the uranium, I believe russia gets it from kazakhstan. france from niger. does US buys it from kazakhstan as well ?

scottLobster 9y ago
"In 2011 the United States mined 9% of the uranium consumed by its nuclear power plants.[7] The remainder was imported, principally from Russia and Kazakhstan (38%), Canada, and Australia.[8][9][10] Although uranium production has declined to low levels, the United States has the fourth-largest uranium resource in the world, behind Australia, Canada, and Kazakhstan.[9]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_the_United_S...
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pj_mukh 9y ago
Friendly neighbours to the north[1]. We don't like tooting our horn enough, but America gets the bulk of its energy raw materials from us.[2] [1]https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=2150 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=2150 [2]https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6
jussij 9y ago
Australia has plenty of Uranium.
dubcanada 9y ago
Austrilia is #1 by reserves, Kazakhstan is #2 and Canada is #3. US as of 2012 buys about 25% of it from Canada and the rest from a variety of places. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States#/media/File:US_Uranium_Imports_2012.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_St... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_reserves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_r...
jcranmer 9y ago
Major imports into the US come from Canada, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Russia. Namibia used to be a bigger import source country, but it's apparently dropped off in recent years. Source: https://www.eia.gov/uranium/marketing/pdf/umartable3figure5.pdf https://www.eia.gov/uranium/marketing/pdf/umartable3figure5....
Havoc 9y ago
I don't think it's particularly hard to get since quite a few countries have viable reserves. It's the enrichment which is the tricky part.

scottLobster 9y ago

"In 2011 the United States mined 9% of the uranium consumed by its nuclear power plants.[7] The remainder was imported, principally from Russia and Kazakhstan (38%), Canada, and Australia.[8][9][10] Although uranium production has declined to low levels, the United States has the fourth-largest uranium resource in the world, behind Australia, Canada, and Kazakhstan.[9]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_the_United_S...

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pj_mukh 9y ago

Friendly neighbours to the north[1]. We don't like tooting our horn enough, but America gets the bulk of its energy raw materials from us.[2] [1]https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=2150 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=2150 [2]https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6

jussij 9y ago

Australia has plenty of Uranium.

dubcanada 9y ago

Austrilia is #1 by reserves, Kazakhstan is #2 and Canada is #3. US as of 2012 buys about 25% of it from Canada and the rest from a variety of places. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States#/media/File:US_Uranium_Imports_2012.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_St... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_reserves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_r...

jcranmer 9y ago

Major imports into the US come from Canada, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Russia. Namibia used to be a bigger import source country, but it's apparently dropped off in recent years. Source: https://www.eia.gov/uranium/marketing/pdf/umartable3figure5.pdf https://www.eia.gov/uranium/marketing/pdf/umartable3figure5....

Havoc 9y ago

I don't think it's particularly hard to get since quite a few countries have viable reserves. It's the enrichment which is the tricky part.