Natural gas requires continuous flows and daily transport infrastructure; nuclear fuel is purchased in much smaller quantities per unit of energy and can be stockpiled for years. European vulnerabilities concern not only natural uranium, but also conversion, enrichment, and fuel fabrication. The supply chain risk must therefore be managed, but it is not identical to the dependence on Russian gas.
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Does Europe risk a dependence on uranium similar to its dependence on Russian gas?
The risk exists, but the nature of the dependence is different.
