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I would say they are interested in not letting other states get access to that uranium
by SolonIslandus 7y ago
I would say they are interested in not letting other states get access to that uranium
- pfdietz 7y agoBut why? Uranium is not terribly uncommon. If you own a home, the top meter of soil in your yard likely contains several kilograms of it. Ample economical uranium supplies are relevant if there is large demand for uranium for power production (weapons programs can get more expensive uranium from wherever). But that's not where the world is going.
- uraniurn 7y agoAre you a fucking moron? If you know that an acre of topsoil yields several KG of a given element, then you also know that the key application to utilize said element relies on a specific rare isotope of said element. And if you know that, then you also know that the yield among common ore for said rare isotope is a small fractional percent of the total quantity of common ore, by way of radioactive decay over geologic time scales. That means the common ore in the top meter of the soil on your property is tied up in the implicit mineral rights bound to the deed of your home and applicable zoning laws for your jurisdiction. To wit: People aren't strip mining their lawns.