In 2024, Germany imported at least 68.6 tons of uranium from Russia, marking a 70% increase compared to the previous year. This data was published by the Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony, as repoted by DW.
Uranium deliveries were carried out by two subsidiaries of the Russian state corporation Rosatom. This material is used for the operation of nuclear power plants.
The uranium was delivered to the plant of Advanced Nuclear Fuels (ANF) in Lingen, which produces fuel assemblies. ANF is a subsidiary of the French nuclear equipment manufacturer Framatome.
It is important to note that Germany has long abandoned the use of nuclear energy, which makes the uranium supplies from Russia particularly noteworthy.
Despite the sanctions imposed by the European Union in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, uranium supplies continue. The EU has not imposed an embargo on the import or export of nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, allowing Russia to continue supplying this resource to Germany.
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment confirmed that uranium supplies from Russia remain legal, as the EU has not banned them under its sanctions policy.
