U.S. Companies Are Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Program

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U.S. nuclear power companies rely on the cheap uranium made by Russia to fuel more than half of America’s emissions-free energy.

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reported Wednesday. Why? As the U.S. and its allies work to cut economic ties with Moscow amid the war in Ukraine, this nuclear energy money is one of the most significant ties left. While the U.S. and Europe massively cut back on the amount of fossil fuel being purchased from Russia, finding an alternative to its enriched uranium supply isn’t so easy. Russia is the world’s cheapest producer of enriched uranium—cutting it out could take years, and a lot more funding from the U.S.

 

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