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> The worst thing Europe did was get addicted to cheap Russian gas. True, it was really bad for us to be able build a decent industry and export all over the w
by ossobuco 2y ago
> The worst thing Europe did was get addicted to cheap Russian gas.
True, it was really bad for us to be able build a decent industry and export all over the world. Much better to be addicted to expensive USA gas and let our industry and economies crumble.
- bpodgursky 2y agoActually much better to leave perfectly functional nuclear power plants online so you don't have to pick one vs the other.
- ossobuco 2y agoAnd who's Europe largest and closest supplier of Uranium? You can't change geography, Europe doesn't have raw resources, Russia has tons of them. We're destined to have a close commercial relationship.
- bpodgursky 2y ago> closest supplier of Uranium Dp you understand how energy-dense Uranium is? You can power a 1GW nuclear reactor for a week with a carry-on suitcase full of pellets. The proximity is utterly irrelevant. It's also not even necessary! Uranium was discovered on the Czechia / Germany border and there are still many reserves there! Europe only stopped mining it in 2016!
- ossobuco 2y agoAnd yet, even the USA imported 27% of its uranium from Russia until last year.
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