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There is a thing I rarely see on HN in discussions about nuclear power in France. French nuclear "success story" is based on colonialistic exploitation of Afric
by reisse 3y ago
There is a thing I rarely see on HN in discussions about nuclear power in France. French nuclear "success story" is based on colonialistic exploitation of African uranium mining. With the increase of US, Chinese and Russian influence in Africa, France may one day find themselves in a position where they won't have cheap fuel for the power plants.
- ArmandGrillet 3y agoThis is not a thing on HN because this is not a thing in real life. Over the sixteen-year period between 2005 and 2020, nearly three-quarters of the 138,230 tonnes of natural uranium imported into France came from four countries: Kazakhstan: 27,748 tonnes (i.e. 20.1%); Australia: 25,804 (18.7%); Niger: 24,787 (17.9%); Uzbekistan: 22,197 (16.1%). Only Niger is in Africa, and France has 10 years stored in case of geopolitical conflicts.