Why the U.S. Buys So Much Nuclear Fuel From Russia | WSJ

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.

0:00 Nuclear power
0:36 Uranium supply chain, explained
1:52 How the U.S. is ramping up domestic capacity
4:14 Why Russia dominates
4:50 Funding

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On December 13, 2023 By Amanda Hernandez

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