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If Germany had kept its nuclear plants, it would not be wasting currently 5GW of gas for electricity (and burning much less lignite coal as well):

https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/DE

> one of the largest exporters of uranium to the EU is... Russia

It is a common false perception that it is a problem, very often pushed by fake news outlets. You might be a victim. Russia produces about 15% of the world's uranium [1], according to UNECE.

[1] https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/LCA_3_FINAL%20...

parent BenoitP 4 years ago

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