"According to the German TV channel N-TV, Europe depends on the supply of enriched uranium more than on oil or gas. It buys about 40% of nuclear fuel from Russia and Kazakhstan.
At the same time, the EU receives not only raw materials from Russia, but also technologies.
'Over the past years, the Kremlin has invested billions in improving the technological process of uranium enrichment and has been able to achieve success: Russian installations are considered among the best in the world,' the @ino_tv channel quotes.
In addition, there are 18 countries in the EU where Russian nuclear reactors are located: two in Bulgaria, six in the Czech Republic, two in Finland, four in Hungary and four in Slovakia.
Journalists draw attention to the fact that Rosatom has not yet been sanctioned, although it is a state concern and a very suitable target for restrictive measures."
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Context (translated from German) "However, there is a blind spot in all the discussions and efforts to embargo Russian raw materials. One energy fuel is always forgotten - or deliberately left out: uranium.
There could be a good reason for that. 'The EU is even more dependent on Russia for nuclear energy than for natural gas,' says Volker Quaschning from the University of 'Applied Sciences in an interview with ntv.de. The figures confirm this: According to the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), Europe obtains around 40 percent of its enriched uranium, which is required for the operation of nuclear power plants, from Russia and Kazakhstan, which is loyal to the Kremlin.
But it's not just the raw materials. Where Russia lags behind the West in technology in most areas, the situation is very different in the nuclear sector. Moscow has pumped billions into processing technology in recent years. With success: Russia's uranium processing plants are among the best in the world. According to the World Nuclear Association, many Central and Eastern European countries depend not only on Russian uranium but also on Russian nuclear technology. There are Russian nuclear reactors in 18 EU countries: two in Bulgaria, six in the Czech Republic, two in Finland, four in Hungary and four in Slovakia."
https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Wir-haengen-auch-an-Russlands-Atomtropf-article23343954.html