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Tbf importing uranium is fairly easy and relatively cheap due to the high energy density.
by preisschild 2y ago
Tbf importing uranium is fairly easy and relatively cheap due to the high energy density.
- rob74 2y agoYeah, and it's also a great way to reduce your energy dependency on certain non-friendly countries... oh wait: https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142 https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-pow...
- preisschild 2y agoThat company is just using russian engineers for russian-designed Reactors. Not to mention that you don't even need to do that. Westinghouse already builds VVER fuel assemblies without Russians (they are supplying Ukraine's nuclear power plants, for example)
- elric 2y agoImporting it from where? Russia? Ukraine? China? Australia & Canada are probably viable options for Western nations, but that introduces more dependencies.
- chickenbig 2y ago> that introduces more dependencies Uranium does have the benefit of being very energy dense, so stockpiling it is relatively simple. Also see the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank. https://www.iaea.org/topics/iaea-low-enriched-uranium-bank https://www.iaea.org/topics/iaea-low-enriched-uranium-bank