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Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors...

by Paradigm2020 5mo ago

throw0101a 5mo ago
> Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors... As someone who lives in Canada, we have reactors (CANDU) that can run on unprocessed / unenriched uranium. Or you can use slightly enriched if you want: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANFLEX#Fuel_composition_and_variants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANFLEX#Fuel_composition_and_v... If you have a bunch of pesky plutonium that you want to get rid of, it can also be mixed into a MOX bundle and be 'burned away' as well.
- Paradigm2020 5mo ago
  Well you have one reactor (probably...) coming up that will but it will rely on american capacity (your other great friend ;)) France being more relevant as largest % of nuclear as part of their energy mix ... As I replied in the comment to the "french doesn't need", apparently either they care more about money and less about Ukraine or they absolutely couldn't but the numbers don't lie (if they were wrong the government would have challenge le monde asap ...)... Also globally it's "about 6% of global uranium production, 20% of conversion capacity, 46% of enrichment capacity, and 10% of nuclear fuel fabrication capacity. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2500286X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2... Next time I will use we ~ humanity to be more clear and avoid exceptions to the "big picture" Have a great evening
pyrale 5mo ago
In the specific case of France, that happens in France. So the stockpile can be used without external dependencies.
- Paradigm2020 5mo ago
  https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/28/france-is-still-trading-uranium-with-russia-nearly-four-years-after-ukraine-invasion_6749895_19.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/28/france-... France has reduced it in the last couple of years but even right now they do.

Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors...

> Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors... As someone who lives in Canada, we have reactors (CANDU) that can run on unprocessed / unenriched uranium. Or you can use slightly enriched if you want: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANFLEX#Fuel_composition_and_variants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANFLEX#Fuel_composition_and_v... If you have a bunch of pesky plutonium that you want to get rid of, it can also be mixed into a MOX bundle and be 'burned away' as well.

Paradigm2020 5mo ago
Well you have one reactor (probably...) coming up that will but it will rely on american capacity (your other great friend ;)) France being more relevant as largest % of nuclear as part of their energy mix ... As I replied in the comment to the "french doesn't need", apparently either they care more about money and less about Ukraine or they absolutely couldn't but the numbers don't lie (if they were wrong the government would have challenge le monde asap ...)... Also globally it's "about 6% of global uranium production, 20% of conversion capacity, 46% of enrichment capacity, and 10% of nuclear fuel fabrication capacity. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2500286X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2... Next time I will use we ~ humanity to be more clear and avoid exceptions to the "big picture" Have a great evening

pyrale 5mo ago

In the specific case of France, that happens in France. So the stockpile can be used without external dependencies.

Paradigm2020 5mo ago
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/28/france-is-still-trading-uranium-with-russia-nearly-four-years-after-ukraine-invasion_6749895_19.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/28/france-... France has reduced it in the last couple of years but even right now they do.