DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> profiting off <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> reliance on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nuclear</span></a> fuel</p><p>Aug 11, 2023</p><p>"Russia sold about $1.7 billion in nuclear products to firms in the U.S. and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Europe</span></a>, according to trade data and experts. The purchases occurred as the West has leveled stiff sanctions on Moscow over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, blocking imports of such Russian staples as oil, gas, vodka and caviar.</p><p>"The West has been reluctant to target Russia’s nuclear exports, however, because they play key roles in keeping reactors humming. Russia supplied the U.S. nuclear industry with about 12% of its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uranium</span></a> last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Europe reported getting about 17% of its uranium in 2022 from Russia.</p><p>"Reliance on nuclear power is expected to grow as nations embrace alternatives to fossil fuels. Nuclear power plants produce no emissions, though experts warn that nuclear energy comes with the risk of reactor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meltdowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meltdowns</span></a> and the challenge of how to safely store <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>radioactive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>waste</span></a>. There are about 60 reactors under construction around the world — 300 more are in the planning stages."</p><p><a href="https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/2023/08/russia-profiting-off-us-reliance-on-nuclear-fuel/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">altoonamirror.com/news/2023/08</span><span class="invisible">/russia-profiting-off-us-reliance-on-nuclear-fuel/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a></p>