To avoid major energy crisis in the country, the United States has decided not to impose a ban on the exports of Russian uranium. American scientists believe that if Russia suspended uranium exports to United States, the US will face a major electricity crisis.
What will happen to US nuclear power without Russian uranium? To answer this question briefly, theoretically, a nuclear meltdown. Back in the very beginning of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, experts predicted the mass closure of US nuclear power plants in the event of a uranium embargo.
But American nuclear energy business representatives urged President Joe Biden not to ban imports of Russian uranium in order to avoid higher electricity prices.
As a result, uranium imports were indeed not banned- unlike oil, petroleum products, gas and coal. After all, the US energy industry relies on supplies from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for almost half of its total needs, TRT World reported today.
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US sanctions have not yet touched nuclear fuel from Russia, although Washington “is being urged by political risks” to reduce its share.
Back in March, Nima Ashkebussi, head of the National Energy Institute, said that “US electric utilities are now contracting for the necessary fuel with a network of companies and countries around the world to reduce the risks of potential supply disruption.”
“Russia is a significant global supplier of commercial nuclear fuel,” Ashkebussi noted at the time.
