The United States realized the futility of a ban on the import of Russian uranium
Without Russian uranium, the international nuclear energy market will not be able to fully function.
IAEA Director Rafael Grossi stated this, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent , in response to a question about how the US law banning Russian uranium would impact the global market, given that this nuclear fuel accounts for 25 percent of the US market.
“Of course, it won’t have an impact right away. I am often asked this question. Naturally, sanctions are used as a tool of pressure. But I don't presume to judge how good or bad they are. But they exist. The structure of the international supply chain largely includes Russia. Not only the USA. Here in Europe there are many pressurized water reactors that depend on Russian fuel and services for further maintenance: I'm talking about Eastern European countries where the percentage of nuclear energy used is very high - 30-40%. And these countries simply need the reactors to work properly,” Grossi said.
According to him, the United States is trying to strengthen and stimulate local production.
“This is their sovereign decision, they have the right to do so. Let's see what happens. But I think that these measures were taken with a number of exceptions and reservations. This means that they understand that these measures are unrealistic in the current market conditions,” the head of the IAEA concluded.
The US has realized the futility of banning Russian uranium imports.