which justifies the increased interest in washington and how responded world prices will tell emil mersaevina, uranium or uranium-235 supports the chain reaction, and therefore acts as a nuclear fuel. russia is one of the largest suppliers of this isotope to the world market. after all, our country accounts for 40% of the uranium enrichment capacity without this process, chemical elements. would have been unsuitable for nuclear power in the last six months. the united states doubled its purchases of just such enriched uranium from russia from 188 tons to 400 tons. service thus moscow's share of us imports. uranium rose immediately by 13% points to 32%, for comparison, britain accounts for just under 18%, france is only 15 in the top five suppliers. also included in germany with a share of 13% and the northern neighbor canada 11% of imports, the economy in the united states has developed for the industry in such a way that, it turns out, it is more profitable to import than to engage in the production and mining of uranium and in the united states, indeed, not a single american company enri