Niger coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani, despite being EU's largest supplier of uranium, halts uranium and gold export to France.

Niger coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani, despite being EU’s largest supplier of uranium, halts uranium and gold export to France.

    • nearhat@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      France mostly uses nuclear power for electricity. It looks like they generate 70% of their electricity from nuclear power plants.

    • Corgikong@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 year ago

      Pretty sure France has something like a 60% nuclear base. Germany just shuttered its plants but I’m pretty sure they’re the only ones getting rid of them.

    • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      Only Germany.

      Comple other countries chose back in the day to not build nuclear. Mainly these are mountainous countries with plenty hydro (Norway and Austria) and Denmark who has since relied on weird and imports from Norway and Sweden when the wind is not blowing.

      Eu has a lot of nuclear and especially France has a lot of nuclear.