Title: Why the U.S. Buys So Much Nuclear Fuel From Russia | WSJ Source:
[None] URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFYSAgBNTQ Published:Dec 13, 2023 Author:The Wall Street Journal Post Date:2025-08-03 15:32:46 by BTP Holdings Keywords:None Views:0
U.S. nuclear power plants got about 24% of their enriched uranium from Russia in 2022. Nuclear energy is staging a comeback as demand continues to rise to meet clean energy goals, but the U.S. currently lacks sufficient capacity to turn raw uranium into nuclear fuel.
WSJ takes a look at how the U.S. is reviving domestic production of nuclear fuel to lessen its dependence on Moscow.
Poster Comment:
I seem to recall that when Hilldabeast was Secretary of State she sod the Russians 50% of our Uranium stockpile in exchange for a donation by Russia to The Clinton Foundation. That was the Uranium One deal. ;)