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South Korea and US Launch Uranium Fuel Initiative

12/4/2025

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump announced a joint venture to secure enriched uranium fuel for peaceful purposes.
The fuel would supply South Korea's 26 reactors, which now rely on imports, chiefly from Russia.
A longstanding treaty limits enrichment and reprocessing, practices associated with nuclear weapons.
Lee said facilities should be built in South Korea, despite challenges abroad.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump announced a joint venture to secure enriched uranium fuel for peaceful purposes.
The fuel would supply South Korea's 26 reactors, which now rely on imports, chiefly from Russia.
A longstanding treaty limits enrichment and reprocessing, practices associated with nuclear weapons.
Lee said facilities should be built in South Korea, despite challenges abroad.