US faces energy and national security threat as nuclear fuel shortages loom

The US is in its ability to be a dangerous gap Log in to nuclear fuel And looks at the lack of a possible chain of supply in an enriched uranium, which is vital to American Energy and National Security.

The United States rely on almost entirely foreign exports, including Russia, a factor for its nuclear fuel needs, which the United States has risen more from Russia to 2028.

But there is a look at this step. There is no sufficient enriched uranium in the world to make the amount of export RussiaAs well as the European Union’s invasion of Azerbaijan from the invasion of Ukraine.

The nuclear power plant near the Middletown of Pennsylvania is seen in March 2011. (Jeff Fusko / Getty Images / Getty Images)

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“The whole world depends on Russia,” said Dan Leistikov, Deputy Chairman of the American Atomic Energy Company.

Leistikov explained that even the most horrific schedule to restart US nuclear energy, it has been valued for six to seven years to replace the imported from Russia, where there may be four years.

Enriched uranium is used in different areas of the United States, including as a leading reactors, energy safety fuel, fuel for naval needs.

Although there are three main producers operating commercial enrichment plants in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, the United States alone, only supplies. 5% of its internal needsTransferring the World Nuclear Association.

As of 2022, Russia estimated almost half of the world’s global global enrichment capacity, including 20% ​​of the US market according to Fox Business Centrus.

The schedule shows the loss of America as the head of nuclear fuel. (The image is provided by 3/7 / 2025 by Centrus Energy)

Under Urenko’s consortium, which includes Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, a little more than a third of the global enrichment capacity is calculated. Which US imports greatly by 60% -80% of its consumption needs?

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Despite the fact that the United States has invented technology and the world has been led by uranium internal mining at the height of the Cold War in 1980, Russia now has the world’s largest Uranean World Enrichment Complex.

“Over the past few decades, the United States has slowly lost its leadership in uranium enrichment, and now the requirements of American nuclear fuel are endangered in America.

But Leisticou said that there is a solution, and one that should be prosecuted immediately to ensure that the United States does not see a short supply chain for only three years.

“The President started the Ohio Enrichment Plant, which started President Tram, is the fastest way to meet the needs of our energy security and national security needs, and it provides US tax dollars in the United States.

Highly evaluation of low enriched uranium (Haleu) Cascade Centrifuges. (The image is provided by CENTRUS ENERGY by 3/7/25)

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In 2024, Congress provided $ 3.4 billion to expand us $ 3.4 billion under Biden’s rule Low enriched uranium Capacities, and December Six American companies were chosen as the latest Candidates for the Trump Department, then to select the American Centoting Operating, LLC, which is already working to install and operate centrifugal.

“Finally, the Faculty of Energy’s Faculty is in connection with the import of centrifuges produced in Europe or reducing the centrifug technologies built by American employees,” said Lyistikov. “CENTRUS is committed to the American version.”