We import 66.19% of our oil. We import 80% of the uranium used for nuclear power plants

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/15/bloomberg/bxcom.php

Published: April 16, 2007

TOKYO: U.S. demand for uranium may surge by a third amid a revival in atomic power projects, increasing concern that imports will increase and that limited supplies may push prices higher, an industry group says.

The United States may build as many as 33 nuclear reactors, in addition to the 103 it has now, Jay Thayer, a vice president of the Nuclear Energy Institute, a U.S. industry group, said at a conference last week in Aomori, Japan. The country used 52 million pounds of uranium last year, 80 percent of which was imported.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_percentage_of_oil_does_the_US_import

What percentage of oil does the US import?
In: United States History

Answer
66.19% as of 2007 (the most recent year available), per the Energy Information Agency (EIA) of the Department of Energy.

[sharp_stick]

1. I think most of it comes from Canada

I may be incorrect about that but I know that Canada exports a lot of Uranium. Having a friendly supplier is better than having to deal with the OPEC theives.

[NNN0LHI]

3. About half comes from Russia as far as I know

And it is not renewable so Canada will be almost out of it some day just like we are.

Don

[TheWraith]

4. Actually, used fuel rods can be reprocessed into new fuel rods.

Which recycles a ton of still useful uranium. We just don't do it because fresh uranium is too cheap to bother.

[madokie]

2. I wonder how much radioactive waste is produced from that 52 million pounds

there is still no viable way to safely deal with all the waste

[whistle]

5. How much of that imported oil comes from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela?

...Over 45% correct?

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html