The White House complained about the risks to the U.S. from Russian restrictions on uranium exports
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- The White House complained about the risks to the U.S. from Russian restrictions on uranium exports
The risk of disruptions in nuclear power generation in the United States has arisen due to Russia's decision to limit the supply of enriched uranium. This statement was made on January 16 by Dalip Singh, deputy national security adviser to the American president for international economic affairs.
"Russia restricted the export of enriched uranium last November, which created a threat of interruptions in nuclear energy production for us and our allies," he said.
Singh said the U.S. is monitoring the situation and working to minimize risks with the supply of materials for the energy industry.
Earlier, on January 15, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Jeffrey Pyatt said the U.S. still receives about 20 percent of its nuclear fuel from Russia. According to him, time is needed to build a non-Russian supply chain for fuel materials.
Before that, on November 19, 2024, Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, an expert and lecturer at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation , predicted a rise in uranium prices in the United States under restrictions on its supplies from Russia. In his opinion, Russia's decision on the restrictions is a problem for the United States.
On November 15 of the same year, the Russian government imposed temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium to the United States. The decision was made on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Recall that in May, Washington imposed restrictions on uranium imports from Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on November 18 that such a government decision would not harm Russian interests and was "absolutely mirror response measures."
The Daily Wrap portal reported on November 16 that the restriction on Russian uranium supplies to the United States would hit the U.S. energy industry, because Russia's share of nuclear fuel supplies to the United States is about 35%.
