România intră în lupta pentru uraniul Nigerului. Nuclearelectrica vrea să cumpere 300 de tone din stocul blocat la Niamey, râvnit și de Rusia

Nuclearelectrica aims to purchase around 300 tons of uranium concentrate from Niger, potentially worth $40 million, to secure nuclear fuel supply. However, this deal faces legal challenges due to a dispute between Niger and French company Orano over uranium rights. Negotiations began in April 2026, with Nuclearelectrica expressing interest in diversifying its uranium sources amid Romania's nuclear expansion plans. The transaction is complicated by a tribunal ruling preventing Niger from selling the uranium in question, raising significant legal risks for Nuclearelectrica.