Race For Uranium: Who Will Fuel The Nuclear Revival? | The Nuclear Option - Part 3 | CNA Documentary

Episode 3 explores the urgent global quest for uranium as nations race to secure the fuel needed to power the future of nuclear energy. From Kazakhstan, the world’s largest producer, to Australia, home to the biggest known reserves, access to uranium is becoming increasingly strategic. In Sweden, the lifting of a uranium mining ban could help cut Europe’s reliance on Russia. In Texas, a nuclear and uranium revival is underway. In resource-scarce Japan, scientists are trying to extract uranium from the ocean. As competition escalates, some countries are looking to thorium instead. More abundant and potentially safer, it could offer a powerful alternative to uranium. China is leading with the world’s first experimental thorium reactor, while India, home to the world’s largest thorium reserves, hopes to become the next big player. Scientists, engineers and geopolitics experts weigh in on the significance of uranium and thorium and how they could reshape the energy landscape. WATCH MORE The Nuclear Option:    • The Nuclear Option   Part 1:    • The Nuclear Revival: How Nuclear Reactors ...   Part 2:    • Can Nuclear Power Be Safer To Live With? |...   Part 4:    • The Nuclear Comeback: What Will It Take To...   00:00 Introduction 01:18 Kazakhstan: World's largest uranium producer 08:19 Australia: World's largest uranium resources 10:33 Australia's uranium mining debate 14:24 Uranium mining ban lifted in Sweden 19:21 Japan extracts uranium from seawater 24:33 Texas’ uranium mining revival 30:29 Historic site of first In-Situ Recovery Mining 34:52 World's first thorium reactor in China 39:06 India’s beaches contain world’s largest thorium reserves 42:19 Next-generation thorium fuel 44:50 Up next in Part 4... ========= About the show: As demand grows for clean, reliable energy, nuclear energy is back in the spotlight. What technologies, challenges and choices will shape its future? ========== #CNAInsider #TheNuclearOptionCNA #Nuclear #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPower #ITER #NuclearFusion #NuclearReactors For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider