| According to China's Ministry of Land Resources, | | | | of your dependable energy came about because |
| China plans to build up "sufficient reserves" of | | | | of the nuclear energy generated by the 103 |
| uranium and other minerals, in a new five-year | | | | nuclear reactors in 30 states. Without a steady |
| government plan. The ministry said it would be | | | | supply of uranium to power those nuclear |
| stockpiling strategic reserves of uranium, copper, | | | | reactors, the U.S. electrical transmission network |
| aluminum and other key minerals because of rising | | | | suffers a 20 percent loss. China's new five-year |
| demand for those commodities. The Chinese also | | | | plan to stockpile uranium had better be a |
| wish to avoid supply disruptions by hoarding | | | | Wake-Up Call to U.S. utilities. If they missed the |
| uranium and other minerals, over the next few | | | | import of China's announcement, we are all going |
| years. | | | | to be in a heck of lot of trouble before this |
| Until now, you've probably taken for granted a | | | | decade ends. |
| steady, reliable source of electricity. A large part | | | | |