Sunday, March 24, 2019

Russian control of US uranium supply is a huge national security problem

Russian control of US uranium supply is a huge national security problem
Excerpt: ... Russia and other FSU countries have increased their global supply by over 110 million pounds of uranium since 2010. The increase alone is more than enough to supply the entire U.S. reactor fleet for more than two years. Along with this increased supply, market prices dropped more than 60 percent over the same period. Meanwhile, the weakening prices forced U.S. uranium miners to reduce operations and curtail production by over 70 percent. America’s overreliance on imported uranium exposes serious vulnerability. Russian cyberwarfare against the U.S. has been reported by our intelligence agencies, the FBI and Homeland Security. These attacks from the Russian military include embedding malware designed for subversive and remote control of the U.S. electrical grid and our nuclear plants. The Russian Duma has passed legislation empowering Mr. Putin to cut off nuclear fuel supply to the U.S. and its allies any time he sees fit. Yet, we rely on Russia and FSU state-owned companies for over 40 percent of our reactor fuel that powers 20 percent of the country’s electricity? This is a serious national security issue. (Hillary sold it to Russia, which sells it back to us.....? Barb)

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