A bill banning Russian uranium imports to the United States gained momentum on May 16 by passing a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the United States banned imports of its oil and imposed a price cap with other Western countries on seaborne exports of its crude and oil products, but it has not banned imports of its uranium. The United States imported about 14 percent of its uranium from Russia in 2021, compared to 35 percent from Kazakhstan, and 15 percent from Canada, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Bill Banning Uranium Imports From Russia Passes U.S. House Subcommittee
A truck carries containers with low-enriched uranium to be used as fuel for nuclear reactors in St. Petersburg, Russia. (file photo)