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Nuclear Force: Russia's energy grip on Ukraine

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Ukraine has found itself a pawn in a game of geopolitical chess between Russia and Europe since Victor Yanukovich turned down a European Union-backed trade deal triggering the current crisis. Thus far, the primary point of discussion has been natural gas and Ukraine’s role as a transit route. Analysis of the Ukrainian power sector though reveals a wider multi-fuel dependency and highlights another feature of the Euro-Russian energy interdependency in the nuclear sector.

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This report includes 6 images and tables including:

  • Ukrainian electricity generation by fuel (2013)
  • Electricity generation dependent on Russia (2013)*
  • Map of nuclear power plants and railway infrastructure
  • European raw uranium imports by source (2012)
  • Uranium enrichment services to the EU (2012)
  • Nuclear Force: Russia's energy grip on Ukraine: Table 1