Russian nuclear energy corporation refuses to sell uranium to the US, Washington has "moved" faster

On November 18, TASS news agency reported that the Russian Federation's state nuclear energy corporation (Rosatom) announced that it would continue to supply uranium to all customer countries, except the United States.

Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Russia. (Source: TASS)

Earlier, on November 17, Russia imposed temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium to the United States, citing Washington's ban on importing this item to Moscow.

Specifically, in May, President Joe Biden signed into law an order banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia, although Washington is also capable of issuing exemptions if there are concerns about supply.

The law takes effect in 90 days and will remain in effect until 2040.

However, there is an exception: From now until January 2028, in the event that no other supply is available, or that importing fuel from Moscow meets US national interests, the Department of Energy can issue a license to import uranium from Russia.

Many sources believe that Russia's decision is just a symbolic act of retaliation.

Russia is the world's sixth largest producer of uranium.

According to the US nuclear agency, Russia holds about 44% of the world's uranium enrichment capacity and about 35% of Washington's nuclear fuel imports previously came from Moscow.

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