NomNom@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoDecision to turn back on nuclear was a strategic mistake, EU's Von der Leyen sayswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down18
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkDecision to turn back on nuclear was a strategic mistake, EU's Von der Leyen sayswww.reuters.comNomNom@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square78linkfedilink
minus-squareJasSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago Just google where nuclear fuel comes from and then think again, spoilers it’s russia. Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of natural uranium during 2024. Kazakhstan: US$4.5 billion (48.8% of natural uranium exports) Canada: $3.3 billion (35.6%) United States: $963.2 million (10.4%) Niger: $239.5 million (2.6%) Ukraine: $78.3 million (0.8%) South Africa: $58.6 million (0.63%) France: $58.3 million (0.63%) Russian Federation: $44.8 million (0.5%) Germany: $4.4 million (0.05%) Netherlands: $2.4 million (0.03%) United Kingdom: $188,000 (0.002%) Indonesia: $164,000 (0.002%) Switzerland: $56,000 (0.0006%) Israel: $44,000 (0.0005%) Belgium: $5,000 (0.0001%) Canada is a solid partner. Australia also produces a lot, but doesn’t export much (right now). The EU is Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner, and we have great trade relations with them. Sourcing uranium is not now, nor will it ever be, a problem.
minus-squarerakzcs@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoDude, countries don’t matter here when the actual companies are owned by rosatom.
minus-squareJasSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoRosatom controls about 14 % of global uranium mining output and they don’t hold any trade secrets on enrichment or fabrication. They are a non-issue, and if they ever became an issue, they could quickly be made a non-issue.
minus-squarerakzcs@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSj5tS-2odY
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of natural uranium during 2024.
Kazakhstan: US$4.5 billion (48.8% of natural uranium exports)
Canada: $3.3 billion (35.6%)
United States: $963.2 million (10.4%)
Niger: $239.5 million (2.6%)
Ukraine: $78.3 million (0.8%)
South Africa: $58.6 million (0.63%)
France: $58.3 million (0.63%)
Russian Federation: $44.8 million (0.5%)
Germany: $4.4 million (0.05%)
Netherlands: $2.4 million (0.03%)
United Kingdom: $188,000 (0.002%)
Indonesia: $164,000 (0.002%)
Switzerland: $56,000 (0.0006%)
Israel: $44,000 (0.0005%)
Belgium: $5,000 (0.0001%)
Canada is a solid partner. Australia also produces a lot, but doesn’t export much (right now). The EU is Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner, and we have great trade relations with them.
Sourcing uranium is not now, nor will it ever be, a problem.
Dude, countries don’t matter here when the actual companies are owned by rosatom.
Rosatom controls about 14 % of global uranium mining output and they don’t hold any trade secrets on enrichment or fabrication. They are a non-issue, and if they ever became an issue, they could quickly be made a non-issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSj5tS-2odY