Putin Controls the Switch That Powers ChatGPT

*Disseminated for Uranium Royalty Corp.

Vladimir Putin has a potential "off switch" for the deployment of American AI.

Not through cyber warfare. Not through sanctions. Through something far more sinister...

Right now, America buys 27% of its enriched uranium supply from Russia.

And that number hits 50% when you include Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

One phone call from Moscow could cripple some of the nuclear plants feeding Silicon Valley's AI revolution.

And Putin can potentially turn off the tap whenever he wants.

Microsoft knows. Amazon knows.

That could be a reason why they're spending billions of dollars not just to resurrect past-producing nuclear power plants like Three Mile Island, but the vertical integration of the nuclear fuel sector.

America's Achilles Heel: We're Nuclear Junkies in Denial

95%.

That's how much uranium America imports. And it produces 677,000 pounds, while consuming 45 million. 

Where does it come from?

Kazakhstan (22%), Russia (12%), Uzbekistan (10%). Nations that are traditionally in Moscow's sphere of influence. 

For context: At peak Middle East dependence, we imported 60% of our oil.

We're 95% dependent on foreign uranium for new supply.

But here's the real nightmare: Russia is the current source of 27% of our enriched uranium – the processed fuel that actually powers reactors.

👉 Russia controls one-third of global conversion capacity and half of all enrichment.

In May 2024, Congress banned Russian uranium imports. The ban kicks in fully by 2028, unlocking $2.72 billion for domestic production.

Three years to rebuild an industry some would say the country let weaken over four decades.

America needs a fuel line… and fast.

Microsoft Paid $1.6 Billion to Resurrect a Dead Nuclear Plant

Training GPT-4 consumed 50 gigawatt-hours of electricity and the cost was over $100 million. Time: months of continuous processing on thousands of synchronized chips.

Any power interruption corrupts the entire run. Months of work, hundreds of millions of dollars — vaporized.

Now multiply that problem: ChatGPT handles billions of prompts a day.

The average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a little over one second.

By 2028, individual AI training runs will require 1 gigawatt of continuous power. By 2030? 8 gigawatts.

That's about eight full nuclear reactors equivalent for a single AI model.

This may be a reason why

• Microsoft is spending $1.6 billion to restart Three Mile Island's 835 MW reactor.

• Amazon committed $500 million to X-energy for up to 5 GW of nuclear capacity.  

• Google signed its first nuclear deal with Kairos Power for 500 MW.

For AI workloads that can't tolerate a millisecond of downtime, it's apparent that only nuclear works.

America needs uranium.

One company is ready to oblige…

HIGH RISK: Disseminated on behalf of Uranium Royalty Corp

💥Uranium Royalty Corp.

(NASDAQ:UROY | TSX:URC)

Uranium Royalty Corp (UROY) owns over 2 million pounds of uranium inventory above ground and royalties on projects ranging from exploration to production.

It has 25 interests in 22 uranium projects at various stages including large producers such as McArthur River and Cigar Lake.

These are projects globally in various stages of development, including 6 strategic US assets.

From royalties on producing assets to a 10% gross royalty on New Mexico's Churchrock Project —

That’s one of America's largest undeveloped deposits with 50.8 million pounds of uranium.

For perspective: US production just increased from 50,000 to 677,000 pounds in a single year — a 13-fold increase.

And this is just the start.

Energy Secretary Wright asserted in a speech to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna recently…

That the US strategic uranium reserve needs to be continued and expanded.

All because of America’s dependence on foreign, even adversarial, sources.

The Inevitable Collision

Data centers currently consume 3% of US electricity. By 2030: an expected 8% based on Goldman Sachs estimates. Most of that growth will largely come from AI.

Between five and six US facilities now produce uranium. Four more on standby could add 7.8 million pounds of capacity.

Even at full capacity, we'd meet only approximately half our reactor needs.

The infrastructure gaps are staggering.

There is only one uranium conversion facility (Honeywell's Metropolis Works). It was built in the 1950’s and is running well below its historic capacity.

And only one commercial enrichment facility (URENCO USA).

It’s in New Mexico but is not sufficient to meet all US needs, especially in a hyper-growth phase.

No US facility can produce HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) for next-generation reactors. Though there is HALEU capacity under development in the USA.

Russia is currently the world's only commercial supplier of it.

The Dots You Need to Connect

In 1954, Lewis Strauss predicted nuclear energy would be "too cheap to meter."

He was wrong about the timeline.

But he might be right about the destination.

Because AI changes everything. When a single training run costs $500 million in electricity, nuclear economics flip.

When national security depends on AI supremacy, and the power narrative turns to nuclear, uranium becomes desirable.

Russia knows this. That's why they're squeezing supply.

China knows this. They're locking up global uranium mines. 

Silicon Valley knows this. They're moving to invest in reactors.

Uranium Royalty Corp (NASDAQ:UROY) doesn't need uranium to hit $100/pound to soar.

They just need production to scale or projects they hold interests in to move towards production or scale up meaningfully.

Which is happening. Right now.

The Russian ban created a countdown clock. Tech giants created insatiable demand.

We like Uranium Royalty Corp and are extremely biased.

Regards,

Marin Katusa and the KR Special Situations Team

P.S. You should review UROY's most recent Annual Information Form and other filings under its profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov for important information on UROY's business, royalties and other assets.

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