Fîță Nicolae Daniel1, Stănilă Daniela Sorina2, Păsculescu Dragoș3, Lazăr Teodora4, Popescu Florin Gabriel5, Mureșan-Grecu Florin6
1University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: daniel.fita@yahoo.com
2University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: sorina_stanila@yahoo.com
3University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: pdragos_74@yahoo.com
4University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: teomititica@yahoo.com
5University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: floringabriel82@yahoo.com
6University of Petroșani, 332006 Petroșani; E-mail: flomavon2002@yahoo.com
Corresponding author: daniel.fita@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT. The need for analysis of the nuclear subsector, which generates critical nuclear infrastructure, comes in the context in which the possible occurrence of non-supply cases with uranium raw materials, nuclear fuels and nuclear electricity, could generate major issues of national interest, with European and NATO implications. The authors consider that addressing the uranium mining subsector is a strict national security issue because the lack of nuclear raw materials, their prefabricated materials or nuclear electricity can cause enormous damage to domestic consumers, industry and the national economy, which are dependent on electricity.
Key words: uranium mining subsector, ensuring energy security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58903/u17190827
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