SirMaple__@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTrump again floats Canada joining the U.S. as the 51st statewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 days agoCANDU doesn’t use enriched uranium. So unlike other nuclear powered countries we haven’t built enrichment capacity necessary for power and weapons. Worse, the new SMR projects being built make us dependent on the US for fuel since they use enriched uranium.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoWell, we have treaties. With countries other than the United States. Might still be worth gearing up to breach them if need be, though. I suspect most of them will understand.
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CANDU doesn’t use enriched uranium. So unlike other nuclear powered countries we haven’t built enrichment capacity necessary for power and weapons.
Worse, the new SMR projects being built make us dependent on the US for fuel since they use enriched uranium.
Well, we have treaties. With countries other than the United States.
Might still be worth gearing up to breach them if need be, though. I suspect most of them will understand.