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by ElKrist 1432 days ago
"And if that wasn't enough, one of the largest exporters of uranium to the EU is... Russia."

To be more precise: 5 countries represent 96% of EU uranium imports: Niger (24,26%), Kazakhstan (22,99%), Russia, Australia and Canada.

A country like France has 1-2 years of uranium stock for its electricity production.

Dependence on Russia is way less critical for uranium than gas.

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That's why France got an exception from sanctions made for a uranium delivery from Russia.
Do you have any source to support this claim ? AFAIK, France does not rely on Russia for uranium import. France imports uranium mainly (>90%) from Australia, Niger and Kazakhstan [1].

[1] https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/luranium-importe-en-euro...