Enriched Uranium Fuels Russia's War Machine. But the U.S. Still Imports It

The U.S. Is Running Out of Uranium. This Potent New Fuel Is the ‘Only Way’ to Save American Energy, Experts Say.

Russia controls around 44 percent of the world’s uranium enrichment capacity—meaning America should shore up its own nuclear fuel supply.

Enriched Uranium Fuels Russia's War Machine. But the U.S. Still Imports It

On Feb. 24 2025, the pro-Kremlin outlet EA Daily reported that Tenex, a subsidiary of Rosatom, had resumed exporting low-enriched uranium to the United States.

Russia starts batch production of MOX fuel assemblies

Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL has launched the batch production of mixed uranium-plutonium oxide fuel assemblies for the BN-800 fast neutron reactor.