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EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy

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1041 points mpweiher | 2 comments | 12 Sep 25 18:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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roody15 ◴[12 Sep 25 21:50 UTC] No.45227175[source]▶
The EU may have a geopolitical interest in taking another look at nuclear. The dependance on Russian natural gas and expensive imported US natural gas is not good for their economic outlook long term. Honestly I am surprised Germany has not fired back up a couple of its plants considering its difficulties with Industrial output and competing in a world market.
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derhuerst ◴[12 Sep 25 23:02 UTC] No.45227735[source]▶
In case you are in (or IP-geolocated to) the EU: https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/115068-000-A/nuclear-putin-s-d...
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1. peterfirefly ◴[13 Sep 25 08:52 UTC] No.45230498[source]▶
We have plenty of uranium in Europe. Australia also has plenty. Lots of countries have plenty, both friendly and not so friendly (that we still buy lots of stuff from anyway). We absolutely don't need Russian uranium. Uranium is also easy to store long-term (years).

There is zero risk of a new stupid energy dependence on Russia.

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2. Lightkey ◴[16 Sep 25 06:17 UTC] No.45258644[source]▶
True, there is uranium everywhere. Yet Russia still has a 40% marketshare on enriched uranium because enrichment is the difficult part, just ask the Iranians.