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    Russische Verkäufe von Kernbrennstoff an den Westen haben sich seit Kriegsbeginn fast verdreifacht


    Russische Verkäufe von Kernbrennstoff an den Westen haben sich seit Kriegsbeginn fast verdreifacht

    https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/09/19/russian-sales-of-nuclear-fuel-to-west-have-almost-tripled-since-start-of-war-in-ukraine-en-news

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    2. Solecism_Allure on

      How much is due to stockpiling due to fear of unstable supply or sanctions on Russia?

    3. Chiliconkarma on

      Talks about nuclear power rarely mention who owns the fuel. There’s a reason for that.

    4. Dont_Knowtrain on

      It’s funny how the west will attack India, Iran, Israel etc for not cutting off relations with Russia while it’s themselves funding large portions of money

    5. Trappist235 on

      It’s okay because it is for the super clean and superior nuclear plants. It’s not fuelling the war of course.

    7. Nebuladiver on

      A bit of a strange article… Mentions that sales almost tripled, but it’s not as if countries were buying more, only that it was more expensive. They say despite sanctions, but sanctions did not include nuclear fuel. The US is now banning russian nuclear fuel. [https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-us-is-banning-the-import-of-russian-nuclear-fuel-heres-why-that-matters/](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-us-is-banning-the-import-of-russian-nuclear-fuel-heres-why-that-matters/)

      And Westinghouse started last year supplying fuel to russian-type nuclear plants in order to replace russian fuel. It’s not something that happens instantly.

      [https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-VVER-440-fuel-loaded-into-reactor](https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-VVER-440-fuel-loaded-into-reactor)

    10. PoliticalCanvas on

      During 2022-2023 years EU+NATO countries spent on Russian export ~$450B.

      On assistance to Ukraine, without commitments, West spent 3,5 times less – ~$130B.

      Right now, Russia spend on war ~$170B per year.

    11. Zealousideal-Eye6447 on

      The reason why it’s not under sanctions is because Americans also buy the same fuel from Russia. Talk about double standards, let Europe take the hit and leave nuclear fuel outside the sanctions.

    12. Ascomae on

      I mean, what is expected? Switch all NPP Off, which are fueled by Russian nuclear fuel?

      It’s not like they can easily use a different manufacturer. The different model of NPP needs different rods, with different fuel.

      They cannot be replaced easily.

    13. The-Berzerker on

      How can r/europe blame this on Germany somehow to keep their poster boy France from any fault whatsoever?

    14. prof_atlas on

      Any nuclear materials removed from Russia won’t be used by Russia for nuclear weapons. Also Russia’s not in a strong negotiating position, so I wouldn’t expect these sales to be very profitable for them (maybe just enough to sustain production).

    15. silver2006 on

      Would be cool if they had to give back the uranium they mined from territory of occupied Poland when there was USSR…

    16. Soberkij on

      To whom? Who buys this shit if you don’t have RBK nuclear plant for this

    17. Mateiizzeu on

      Incorrect title, sales have remained constant. Price has tripled.

      Also, stop pushing the “EU can’t do shit” agenda and add context.

      The US and EU combined spent 2.2 billion dollars on nuclear fuels in 2023. It sounds bad, no? In 2021, the EU would have spent as much money on Russian energy in about a week. We did lower imports by a lot, but there’s certain things that you can’t exactly get from anywhere else.

    18. Napalm-1 on

      Russia and Kazakhstan are very important suppliers of uranium and enriched uranium for Europe, USA, South Korea and Japan,

      Now Putin is threating that uranium supply to the West, while Kazakhstan (~45% of world production of uranium) told the world end August 2024 that they will produce significantly less in 2025 that previously promised, and a bit before the threat of Putin, Kazatomprom warned the western utilities that uranium supply to the West has become very difficult.

      [https://www.neimagazine.com/news/russia-considers-uranium-export-restrictions/](https://www.neimagazine.com/news/russia-considers-uranium-export-restrictions/)

      [https://www.ft.com/content/b8b34ec4-20ca-4c00-937b-fc620ae7503e](https://www.ft.com/content/b8b34ec4-20ca-4c00-937b-fc620ae7503e)

      If interested: [https://www.yellowcakeplc.com/](https://www.yellowcakeplc.com/)

      Cheers

    20. Super-69 on

      That’s because the price of uranium has tripled since the start of the war. The plot is in euros. This is fake news.

    21. Rubberdiver on

      And now you learn why nuclear power is a dead end for so many reasons. You don’t want to make business with a criminal.

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