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Not true by skimming the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium > The following countries are known to o
by rhubinak 2y ago
Not true by skimming the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium
> The following countries are known to operate enrichment facilities: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- legulere 2y agoBefore uranium enrichment comes conversion to Uranium Hexafluoride. For instance the German uranium enrichment facility (biggest one in Europe) gets Uranium Hexafluoride from Russia. Also a list of countries operating enrichment facilities does not say anything about capacity (Russia 50%) or market share (Russia 44%). https://www.enerdata.net/publications/executive-briefing/uranium-enrichment.html https://www.enerdata.net/publications/executive-briefing/ura... The reality is that both the US and Europe are dependent on Russian uranium services, with the biggest dependency in Eastern Europe for fuel rods for Soviet-style Reactors. It's slowly changing, but will probably take decades.