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Benefiting People and Planet without further Decline

I’m reproducing this current important article:

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Uranium Conversion and Enrichment

Russia leads the world in this industrial expertise. See: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx And an explanation of the process: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment.aspx And the consequences for suddenly creating a demand for uranium and the fuel rods for reactors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/2023/08/03/niger-coup-the-long-arm-of-russia-and-the-politics-of-uranium/23879d0e-31b5-11ee-85dd-5c3c97d6acda_story.html

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Nuclear Energy: history of uranium

As long as nuclear reactors are being built to provide clean energy, those who supply the skills to build them will always be in demand. Uranium must always be sourced. Here is the history of uranium and of its applications … Continue reading

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