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Does nuclear relieves this pressure? Doubt so, as France buys a fair part of its uranium to Kazakhstan, which will very probably stop to supply if Putin says ju
by natmaka 5y ago
Does nuclear relieves this pressure?
Doubt so, as France buys a fair part of its uranium to Kazakhstan, which will very probably stop to supply if Putin says just a word.
The US buys 50% of its uranium to them:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utilities-push-white-house-not-sanction-russian-uranium-2022-03-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utiliti...
- liketochill 5y agoCanada has lots of uranium if Kazakhstan stops supplying
- natmaka 5y agoIt may solve the problem for Canada. Maybe for the US, if there is enough supply. Maybe even for France and Germany, but doubt so. Moreover ore grade falls with extraction, and extraction-related emissions grow accordingly. Maybe up to 110g/ CO2-e/kWhel: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2051332 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2051332