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The '''Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation''' ('''Rosatom''') is the successor agency to the [[Soviet]] state nuclear agencies. Rosatom is aggressively pursuing export contracts throughout the world with its business model of “Build-Own-Operate” (BOO). Rosatom offers to attend to all aspects of construction and operation of a nuclear project. Theoretically, this model would allow a nation to become a nuclear state even though it has little to no knowledge and infrastructure in place to support operation and oversight of a [[nuclear reactor]]. The [[United States]] does not compete in the global market for low cost, nuclear generated and environmentally friendly [[electricity]], with [[France]] being the Russian Federation's only competitor in the developing and former "[[Third World]]". The model increases the client's dependency on Rosatom to operate the reactor, as well as its dependency on imported uranium.

The '''Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation''' ('''Rosatom''') is the successor agency to the [[Soviet]] state nuclear agencies. Rosatom is aggressively pursuing export contracts throughout the world with its business model of “Build-Own-Operate” (BOO). Rosatom offers to attend to all aspects of construction and operation of a nuclear project. Theoretically, this model would allow a nation to become a nuclear state even though it has little to no knowledge and infrastructure in place to support operation and oversight of a [[nuclear reactor]]. The [[United States]] does not compete in the global market for low cost, nuclear generated and environmentally friendly [[electricity]], with [[France]] being the Russian Federation's only competitor in the developing and former "[[Third World]]". The model increases the client's dependency on Rosatom to operate the reactor, as well as its dependency on imported uranium.

[[Uranium]] is the one viable clean energy source that does not create [[carbon emissions]]. By 2014 Russia controlled 60% of the world's uranium supply and half of all enrichment capacity.<ref>https://www.caseyresearch.com/putins-colder-war/ It already controls a third of yellowcake-to-uranium-hexafluoride conversion.</ref> Energy was one export commodity Russia had to integrate itself into the global trading system. Along with its [[crude oil]] and [[natural gas]] reserves Russia has set the goal for itself to become the world's energy powerhouse. The American firm Westinghouse along with [[French]] and [[Japan]]ese companies are Rosatom's only competitors. Rosatom has pursued various contracts to provide reactors in [[China]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], [[Belarus]], [[Armenia]], [[Finland]], [[Hungary]], the [[UK]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Namibia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Morocco]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. Rosatom additionally has contracts in [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], France, [[Spain]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Slovenia]], [[Libya]], [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]], [[Jordan]], [[Venezuela]], [[Argentina]], [[South Africa]], [[Tanzania]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Mongolia]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and the [[US]].

[[Uranium]] is the one viable clean energy source that does not create [[carbon emissions]]. By 2014 Russia controlled 60% of the world's uranium supply and half of all enrichment capacity.<ref>https://www.caseyresearch.com/putins-colder-war/ It already controls a third of yellowcake-to-uranium-hexafluoride conversion.</ref> Energy was one export commodity Russia had to integrate itself into the global trading system. Along with its [[crude oil]] and [[natural gas]] reserves Russia has set the goal for itself to become the world's energy powerhouse. The American firm Westinghouse along with [[French]] and [[Japan]]ese companies are Rosatom's only competitors. Rosatom has pursued various contracts to provide reactors in [[China]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], [[Belarus]], [[Armenia]], [[Finland]], [[Hungary]], the [[UK]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Namibia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Morocco]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. Rosatom additionally has contracts in [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], France, [[Spain]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Slovenia]], [[Libya]], [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]], [[Jordan]], [[Venezuela]], [[Argentina]], [[South Africa]], [[Tanzania]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Mongolia]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and the [[US]].