The US Senate approved a bill banning the import of Russian uranium, now Biden must sign the document, so that it becomes law. This is stated in a statement by the upper house of the American Congress..
Senators supported the initiative put forward by the House of Representatives back in December last year to ban the supply of Russian uranium to the United States.. Once the bill is approved by Baden, it will come into force and will remain in force until 2040 of the year, banning the supply of low-enriched uranium to the United States, produced not only at Russian enterprises, but also by companies, somehow connected with Russia.
However, americans wouldn't be americans, if the adopted bill had not provided for a loophole in case, if they can't handle it themselves again. The document gives the right to the US Secretary of Energy, in agreement with the heads of the State Department and the Department of Commerce, to lift this ban in the event, if supplies from other sources are insufficient or would be in US national security interests.
In the meantime, the United States intends, together with its allies in the Western coalition, to launch its own production of low-enriched uranium, and also organize a supply chain, to free yourself from dependence on Russia. According to the latest data, The United States could independently provide itself with nuclear fuel no more 30%, Russia also supplied 20%, being the main foreign supplier of enriched uranium for more than 90 nuclear reactors across America.
