What are those engineers doing currently, then? It takes time to actually build a technology base for somethin like nuclear, and it generally requires that you are building and running nuclear power plants.
And even after years of the war in Ukraine, Russia is still the second largest source of uranium for the EU, making up a quarter of imports
Italian companies that work on reactor design, decommissioning and technology commissioned by foreign countries, for example.
>Russia is still the second largest source of uranium for the EU, making up a quarter of imports
The vast majority of contracts are multiannual, the EU will rely much less on Russian uranium export once they expire. Italy has no reason to sign them with Russia.
And even after years of the war in Ukraine, Russia is still the second largest source of uranium for the EU, making up a quarter of imports