Nigerien junta raises the price of uranium: Sacré bleu or no big deal?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Kazakhstan to EU: We can increase uranium exports in wake of Niger coupNuclear boss Yerzhan Mukanov says Kazakhstan is ready fill potential shortfalls in supplies from Africa.
49% : The Chinese ambassador to Niger, Jiang Feng, said China would build an industrial park that would impact industries including agro-food, manufacturing, mining and real estate, according to a tweet from Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum's official account.
48% : Days before comments on these deals, a delegation from the National Uranium Company of China, or CNUC, discussed the resumption of exploration and mining of uranium in Niger's northern regions nine years after the project was abandoned because of poor sales of the commodity in international markets.
47% : France and the European Union said they can deal with supply interruptions from Niger because they've got plenty on-hand for the short term, and lots of options if things stretched out.
31% : He said the European Union (EU) has sufficient stocks of natural uranium to cushion short-term supply risks.

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