As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, the United States and wider world’s dependence on uranium from Russia and its allies is raising serious questions, all the more so because of rising worldwide interest in nuclear power.
According to the Energy Information Administration, 47 percent of the uranium used by civilian reactors originates in Russia or two countries with close ties to Russia; Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan is far and away the top global uranium producer, according to statistics from the World Nuclear Association (WNA). It relies heavily on Russia’s Black Sea ports to export those resources.
Yet, Australia and Canada are also top uranium producers internationally and major sources of U.S. uranium in their own right. The U.S. allies may be poised to expand their uranium production.
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