US uranium imports from Russia more than double

[Martin Everson]

US uranium imports from Russia more than double​

MSN

What a hypocritical world we live in . I wonder if US is paying Russia in USD or RUB for the Uranium..lol.

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US uranium imports from Russia were up 2.2-fold in 2022 to 416 tonnes in the first six months of this year, as Washington is forced to admit that it remains heavily dependent on Russian nuclear fuel.
The US has its own deposits of uranium, but they are insufficiently developed to supply its burgeoning nuclear power plant (NPP) sector. And despite having been the home of the Manhattan Project, the US lacks sufficient processing power to refine raw uranium into the burnable U235 – a business that Russia dominates globally.

In the first six months of the year, the US more than doubled its imports of Russian uranium, spending $695.5mn in the process. Experts say that it will take at least five years of heavy investment for the US to break its dependency on Russian imports of U235.

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[cryptofriendly]

US uranium imports from Russia more than double​

MSN

What a hypocritical world we live in . I wonder if US is paying Russia in USD or RUB for the Uranium..lol.

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US uranium imports from Russia were up 2.2-fold in 2022 to 416 tonnes in the first six months of this year, as Washington is forced to admit that it remains heavily dependent on Russian nuclear fuel.
The US has its own deposits of uranium, but they are insufficiently developed to supply its burgeoning nuclear power plant (NPP) sector. And despite having been the home of the Manhattan Project, the US lacks sufficient processing power to refine raw uranium into the burnable U235 – a business that Russia dominates globally.

In the first six months of the year, the US more than doubled its imports of Russian uranium, spending $695.5mn in the process. Experts say that it will take at least five years of heavy investment for the US to break its dependency on Russian imports of U235.

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From both sides. Wouldn't it be of advantage for Russia to stop exporting uranium to the US, until they make the sanctions go away and stop supporting that UKR war?

It seems that it's all just a farce, and that 1984 style the enemies and friends will be rewritten at will.

The main purpose seems to be using '2 minutes hate' to manipulate the masses and steal their money and freedom.
No matter if 'climate change', corona, 9/11, China, BLM, or whatever comes next, it's all the same.

 

[Martin Everson]

From both sides. Wouldn't it be of advantage for Russia to stop exporting uranium to the US, until they make the sanctions go away and stop supporting that UKR war?

Unfortunately war and trade live in two separate spaces. While fighting (or in a proxy war) with an enemy you can still be buying and selling to them. Nothing illustrates this more than when Ford in US continued to supply military vehicle parts to Nazi Germany during second world war. Also American has sanctions on Iran but still buys Iranian oil...lol.

Bottom line is business is business and both Russia and US benefit from continuing this trade. Just because someone is your enemy does not preclude trade from continuing as trade and war exist in separate spaces. The economic consequences of a total shutdown in trade would be an exercise in self harm for both sides .