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My home country Sweden has plenty of Uranium but it is forbidden to extract it. And this is the problem for the nuclear industry - due to political road blocks,

• geysersam 4y ago
  Uranium mining has adverse side effects to the local environment. Few want an uranium mine in their area. You could also say: uranium mining is incredibly expensive, and we're not willing to pay the cost, so we import it from countries where the cost is paid by someone else.
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  • Gud 4y ago
    It is not banned because it’s expensive, it’s banned because of political reasons. Sweden are great with large scale mining.
    • geysersam 4y ago
      It's expensive in terms of the external costs. That's the reason why it's banned.
      • Gud 4y ago
        The external costs can be mitigated.
        • geysersam 4y ago
          Perhaps to some extent. But then the extraction becomes more expensive.
          • Gud 4y ago
            Of course. But I’d rather pay more for the Uranium mining than pay outrageous electricity prices