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Advanced nuclear threatened by reliance on Russia as sole source of needed fuel

By Jeremy Beaman
Published August 11, 2022 10:30am ET
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Advanced nuclear threatened by reliance on Russia as sole source of needed fuel
Advanced nuclear reactor developers are set to lose access to a critical source of fuel as the West breaks commercial ties with Russia, threatening to disrupt the deployment of the nuclear technologies that are considered integral to energy security and climate change mitigation. Advanced reactor designs will require a special type of fuel called high-assay […]


Advanced nuclear reactor developers are set to lose access to a critical source of fuel as the West breaks commercial ties with Russia, threatening to disrupt the deployment of the nuclear technologies that are considered integral to energy security and climate change mitigation.

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