Because you could easily make a bomb if you’re good at enriching. And they really, really don’t trust Iran. Other countries are allowed to use nuclear power, including non-Western ones like Brazil and Mexico.
It’s also worth noting the standard reactor designs need slight enrichment, but not all do. Canada’s CANDU reactors have run on natural uranium for decades, and could in theory run on depleted uranium if you were to mix in plutonium or other actinides extracted from nuclear waste.
Because you could easily make a bomb if you’re good at enriching. And they really, really don’t trust Iran. Other countries are allowed to use nuclear power, including non-Western ones like Brazil and Mexico.
It’s also worth noting the standard reactor designs need slight enrichment, but not all do. Canada’s CANDU reactors have run on natural uranium for decades, and could in theory run on depleted uranium if you were to mix in plutonium or other actinides extracted from nuclear waste.
I was just telling little Jimmy about being a miner in the actinides mines…
Is this a quote? A search turns up nothing.
It was an attempt at humor since this is in ELI5