It's still very geo-strategic. People can refuse to sell
France has 2 years of ready to use fuel plus 5 years of fuel to refine meaning they have to get a replacement within the next 7 years or reuse waste or mine locally as a last resort, they'll be fine.
I'm not even sure the new dictator will live that long or change his mind in the meantime anyways.
What does France bring to the table in the EU? Its access to these resources amongst other things.
Sure, the nuclear plants have been built in France following the petrol crisis of the 70s just for this reason, they fulfill the exact same role today. That's why Italy and Germany were much more affected by the energy crisis.
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Well the point is that these two other major suppliers are very close geographically to Russia.
So I doubt it will be them. And even then, the price will simply not be the same.
Price of Uranium is meaningless in nuclear electricity production. Even if there is a shortage, the French can recycle fuel: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...
It's still very geo-strategic. People can refuse to sell.
France has historic links with Niger which is the reason Niger is the EU 2nd most important source for that ore.
What does France bring to the table in the EU? Its access to these resources amongst other things.
France has 2 years of ready to use fuel plus 5 years of fuel to refine meaning they have to get a replacement within the next 7 years or reuse waste or mine locally as a last resort, they'll be fine.
I'm not even sure the new dictator will live that long or change his mind in the meantime anyways.
Well no, those are a rounding error at best.
Rounding errors? Not too sure given the hikes in energy prices...
Sure, the nuclear plants have been built in France following the petrol crisis of the 70s just for this reason, they fulfill the exact same role today. That's why Italy and Germany were much more affected by the energy crisis.