"A question about the security of supply of uranium to the EU ... I can confirm that there is no supply risk as such when it comes to the EU," Jahnz told a briefing in Brussels.
The spokesman also said that the European Union had sufficient reserves of natural uranium to mitigate any short-term supply risks, and that there are enough deposits on the world market to meet the bloc's medium- and long-term uranium needs.
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EU nuclear agency Euratom has said it sees no immediate risk to nuclear power production in Europe should Niger cut its deliveries of uranium.
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It said utilities in the bloc had enough uranium inventories to fuel its nuclear power reactors for three years.
"If imports from Niger are being cut, there are no immediate risks to the security of nuclear power production in the shortterm," said Euratom.