[pyrale]

> Also where exactly are you getting that Uranium from?

Uranium can be stockpiled relatively easily (france had 4-5 years of uranium stockpiled). Since it is about 1% of the energy cost, that’s pretty inexpensive.

Also, uranium comes from suppliers on 4 different continents, there is little chance that it becomes unavailable overnight.

[jurgenburgen]

> Uranium can be stockpiled relatively easily (france had 4-5 years of uranium stockpiled).

What’s stopping us from stockpiling solar panels?

[pyrale]

You could do that, too, if you want. The relevant questions would be how much of the electricity cost is buying solar panels, how are they stored, and how they age when not used.

Stockpiling uranium addresses a specific risk related to sourcing in an inexpensive way, I'm not sure what problem you address by stockpiling unused solar panels, and for what cost.

[Paradigm2020]

Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors...

[throw0101a]

> Where do you get the uranium processed so you can use it your reactors...

As someone who lives in Canada, we have reactors (CANDU) that can run on unprocessed / unenriched uranium.

Or you can use slightly enriched if you want:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANFLEX#Fuel_composition_and_v...

If you have a bunch of pesky plutonium that you want to get rid of, it can also be mixed into a MOX bundle and be 'burned away' as well.

[Paradigm2020]

Well you have one reactor (probably...) coming up that will but it will rely on american capacity (your other great friend ;))

France being more relevant as largest % of nuclear as part of their energy mix ...

As I replied in the comment to the "french doesn't need", apparently either they care more about money and less about Ukraine or they absolutely couldn't but the numbers don't lie (if they were wrong the government would have challenge le monde asap ...)...

Also globally it's "about 6% of global uranium production, 20% of conversion capacity, 46% of enrichment capacity, and 10% of nuclear fuel fabrication capacity.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2...

Next time I will use we ~ humanity to be more clear and avoid exceptions to the "big picture"

Have a great evening

[pyrale]

In the specific case of France, that happens in France. So the stockpile can be used without external dependencies.

[Paradigm2020]

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/28/france-...

France has reduced it in the last couple of years but even right now they do.