Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-02 00:20:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 447FAC9FCC8E6BB0D551D18F0C34637DF1F82AB738550DD181ADA5B0C03EB603
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There's no reliable source reporting that Niger's coup leaders have banned uranium exports to France. French-owned mining company Orano says its activities have not been disturbed and that French nuclear power plants source less than 10% of their uranium from Niger. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uranium-mines-niger-worlds-7th-biggest-producer-2023-07-28/ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2023/07/31/after-niger-coup-orano-activates-crisis-unit-to-watch-over-its-uranium-mines_6073722_124.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/eu-sees-no-uranium-supply-risks-to-nuclear-production-after-niger-coup
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