NomNom@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 19 hours agoDecision to turn back on nuclear was a strategic mistake, EU's Von der Leyen sayswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down17
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkDecision to turn back on nuclear was a strategic mistake, EU's Von der Leyen sayswww.reuters.comNomNom@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squarerakzcs@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·17 hours agoJust google where nuclear fuel comes from and then think again, spoilers it’s russia.
minus-squareKyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·15 hours agoSouth Africa has uranium. Look at where moth Cobolt or Lithium comes from. There seemingly is very little to no ethical mining or rare earth metals.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoLuckily sodium ion batteries are now a thing and they’re perfect for grid storage.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoUranium needs to be processed first, and the major uranium processing facilities Europe has been using are in Russia and this kind of equipment isn’t something you can quickly build yourself.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoEuropean capacities are not that small. https://fissilematerials.org/facilities/enrichment_plants.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urenco_Group
Just google where nuclear fuel comes from and then think again, spoilers it’s russia.
South Africa has uranium.
Look at where moth Cobolt or Lithium comes from.
There seemingly is very little to no ethical mining or rare earth metals.
Luckily sodium ion batteries are now a thing and they’re perfect for grid storage.
Uranium needs to be processed first, and the major uranium processing facilities Europe has been using are in Russia and this kind of equipment isn’t something you can quickly build yourself.
European capacities are not that small.
https://fissilematerials.org/facilities/enrichment_plants.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urenco_Group