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Uranium uit Rusland op weg naar Rotterdam, mogelijke bestemming: Almelo
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EU and US doubled purchases of nuclear fuel & uranium from Russia in 2023
Bellona also reported that the import of enriched uranium from Russia to the USA grew in 2023 to a record level of $1.2 billion, 40% more than the import volume for 2022. With rising prices, import also increased in physical volumes by around 20%, from 588 tons in 2022 to 702 tons in 2023.
AFP: France eyes spent uranium plant to bypass Russia
The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia.
"The option of carrying out an industrial project to convert reprocessed uranium in France is being seriously examined," the French industry and energy ministry told AFP late Thursday.
"The associated conditions are still being studied," the ministry said.
The announcement came after French daily Le Monde said that state-owned power utility EDF had no immediate plans to halt uranium trade with Russia, as Moscow's war against Ukraine stretches into its third year.
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Jan vd Putte warns for Rosatom
IAEA: Boycot Rosatom is “niet realistisch en onpraktisch”
Tot zover onze solidariteit met Oekraine. Afgelopen periode werd bekend dat zowel kerncentrale Borssele als Urenco zaken doet (en blijven doen) met Russische kernenergie-bedrijven.
Milieuorganisaties in Rusland, Duitsland en Nederland verwerpen leveringen vanuit Rusland naar Almelo
Een alliantie van milieuorganisaties uit Nederland, Rusland en Duitsland bekritiseert nu deze deal en de ontbrekende Europese sancties op de handel in nucleair materiaal met Rusland. Lees hier het Engelse persbericht. Lees verder
Despite “commitments”, Urenco Almelo continues to enrich Russian uranium
transport of up to six shipments of fissile enriched uranium from Russia to Urenco in Almelo. This is remarkable because after the Russian invasion, almost two years ago, the uranium-enriching state-owned company in Almelo claimed to be "very concerned" about developments in Ukraine and therefore "stopped all contracts" with Russia.
Local newspaper Tubantia now reports that Urenco is enriching uranium from Russia for "a French nuclear power plant operator." It would, according to a Urenco spokesperson, be a breach of contract not to do so. Continue reading
Ondanks toezeggingen blijft Urenco Almelo Russisch uranium verrijken
Tubantia bericht nu dat Urenco het uranium uit Rusland verrijkt voor een "een Franse exploitant van kerncentrales". Het zou, volgens een woordvoerder van Urenco, contractbreuk zijn om dit niet te doen. Lees verder