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> - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in F
by chickenbig 1y ago
> - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)?
As opposed to subsidies of intermittents [0]?
> - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them?
Russia has a large share of enrichment capacity [1], and conversion to HEX [2]. But they don't control the uranium resource, having only an 8% share of the market [3].
[0] https://archive.is/J9s7Z https://archive.is/J9s7Z
[1] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...
[2] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/conversion-and-deconversion https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...
[3] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...