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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

How dependent is France on Niger's uranium?

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How dependent is France on Niger's uranium?

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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The military coup in Niger has raised concerns about uranium mining in the country by the French group Orano, and the consequences for France's energy independence.
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    @Claidheamh

    Because there are a number of problems with #nuclear

    It’s so expensive it requires state support to even get the financing off the ground. And a wealthy state at that.

    Safety issues mean the risk has to be underwritten by a government as no insurer will touch it

    Disposal costs destroy the economic viability so this has to be underwritten by the state

    They consume huge amounts of water

    So, even China is backing off from nuclear

    #ukpolitics #uspol

    https://www.colorado.edu/cas/2022/04/12/even-china-cannot-rescue-nuclear-power-its-woes#:~:text=There%20are%20accident%20risks%20and,China%20can%20expand%20nuclear%20energy.

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      1•2 years ago

      That is an incredibly biased article. And most of those claims are demonstrably false. The fact remains that the past 60 years of worrying about economics has put us in this situation. And that short sightedness is proving catastrophic for the planet. What is the economic viability of worldwide catastrophe?

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