Nuclear Material – Johnson’s Russia List

JRL NEWSWATCH: “The U.S. plan to break Russia’s grip on nuclear fuel” – Financial Times

January 22, 2024 JRL Russia List Europe, EU, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Nuclear Energy, Oil, Gas, Energy, Sanctions, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Demand for atomic energy is surging but Moscow dominates the world’s supplies of enriched uranium.” “… Utilities companies have spent two years stockpiling nuclear fuel in case Russian supplies are disrupted. … Washington is undertaking a multibillion-dollar push to rebuild its nuclear supply chain …. More than a fifth of the fuel used by the 93 nuclear reactors in the […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “The U.S. imports uranium from Russia. What if sanctions end that?” – Washington Post

January 23, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Nuclear Energy, Sanctions, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“If sanctions are imposed on Rosatom, Russia’s civilian nuclear firm, it could cut off exports of uranium to the U.S. and European nuclear industry. What would be the impact?” “Russia’s state-owned nuclear power conglomerate, Rosatom, is suspected of supplying the Russian arms industry with components, technology and raw materials for missile fuel …. The military goods were sent to more […]