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Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine has shaken the global market for uranium, a critical fuel for nuclear-power plants, prompting some in the U.S. to propose reviving domestic production. Russia enriches more uranium for use in nuclear plants than any other country in the world. Its increasing economic isolation following its attack on Ukraineâand talk of potential added sanctions on Russian uraniumâhave exposed the fragility of global nuclear-fuel supplies, which are controlled by a handful of countries.
Uranium spot costs soared to the very best stage for the reason that 2011 Fukushima nuclear catastrophe on concern potential sanctions geared toward Russia are poised to roil an already tight market. 
The worth for benchmark Ux U3O8 uranium jumped to $59.75 per pound on Thursday, in keeping with information compiled by UxC LLC. Thatâs the very best since March 2011, when meltdowns on the Fukushima Dai-Ichi facility shut Japanâs fleet of nuclear crops, despatched a shock-wave throughout the atomic trade and dashed demand for uranium â the gasoline utilized in reactors.
Conservative Yoon Suk-yeolâs narrow win in the South Korean presidential election could mean big policy shifts for Asiaâs fourth-largest economy -- if the political newcomer can find some way around or through a hostile legislature.The former top prosecutor quit President Moon Jae-inâs government in a dispute over corruption investigations last year and went on to defeat Moonâs Democratic Party successor, former Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, in the race for president Wednesday.