End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Jan 22, 2025
Basic Nuclear Fuel (uranium) cycle from mining to Nuclear Reactor to Nuclear Waste
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY with THE RISKS & CONSEQUENCES OF TOMORROW
To me, adequate and affordable production of uranium is the most important and far reaching question(s) concerning the sustainable life of nuclear power. Uranium, by the way, is the radioactive fuel that makes nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons of mass destruction so unforgivingly and universally dangerous. I get that and clearly understand the potential of nuclear power and it cousin nuclear war to “make or break” our future. The odds are highly in favor of the latter.
We have failed to keep in mind that what is often called economically recoverable uranium is extremely expensive to produce and is subject to depletion. Even uranium mixed with a plentiful supply of the perhaps sustainable low-grade element thorium is, like other fossil or earth-fuels requiring mining, processing, and an adequate supply just as does natural gas, coal, and oil.
I left the industry in 1980 after the 3-Mile Island nuclear accident, and even then the supply of available and financially affordable available uranium was becoming rare in the United States. Our reliance on countries like Russia, which are not our allies in anything, including war, make the idea of a massive recovery of nuclear energy a “luck of the draw” in a contentious game of poker.
This upcoming CSIS sponsored program on January 29, 2025 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST will hopefully convey to the nuclear industry as a whole that the task to create a safe and adequate supply of uranium for the future will be sufficient to even get to 1st base rather than dismally striking out at home plate. I
I will respond with my thoughts after the conference subjects and details are made available sometime next week. ~llaw
Fireside Conversation with Miriam D’Onofrio
January 29, 2025 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST
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Uranium is one of the most consequential elements of the modern era, fueling the nuclear energy that underpins today’s economy and is key to propelling future growth. Nuclear power generates around 20 percent of the United States’ electricity – a figure expected to rise as the country expands power generation to meet the growing demand from heavy manufacturing and artificial intelligence. However, this growth hinges on the United States’ ability to secure a reliable uranium supply. Once the world’s leading uranium producer from 1953 to the 1980s, the United States now heavily depends on imports of both raw and enriched uranium from countries like Kazakhstan and Russia. This reliance poses a major challenge to maintaining U.S. nuclear leadership.
Please join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program for a conversation on the future of uranium security to meet nuclear power demand. Miriam D’Onofrio, Acting Senior Director for Energy and Investment at the White House National Security Council, will join Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program, to discuss strategies for reducing U.S. dependence on Russian uranium, revitalizing the domestic uranium industry, and establishing an international order book for advanced nuclear reactors.
This event is made possible by general funding to CSIS and the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program.
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January 29, 2025 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST
The Future of Uranium to Jumpstart Nuclear Power in the 21st Century: A Fireside Conversation with Miriam D’Onofrio
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