Andrew Light, deputy director of the US Department of Energy for International Affairs, said the energy ministry is trying to find alternatives to Russia’s supply of enriched uranium for nuclear power plants. US Senate Reports remarks at hearings at the Energy and Natural Resources Committee TASS.
According to Light, the US currently relies on Russia for 20% enriched uranium to be used in US commercial nuclear reactors.
“Strategically unstable. “The U.S. Department of Energy is working with other agencies and organizations to find alternatives in line with our G-7 commitments.”
Earlier, Bloomberg referred to data from a study by the British Royal Combined Institute for Defense Research (RUSI), in which the volume of exports of products and technologies of the Russian Federation’s nuclear industry was determined. augmented 20% in 2022. According to the institute, the total volume of Russian nuclear exports in December 2022 reached 201.5 million dollars, while the highest monthly export figure of the last three years did not exceed 160 million dollars.