The United Kingdom is planning to invest £300 million in a new program for the production of modern nuclear fuel with the aim of displacing Russia from the global energy market, according to a statement from the UK government. “Britain gave the world its first operational nuclear power plant, and now we will be the first nation in Europe outside of Russia to produce advanced nuclear fuel,” said Energy Minister Claire Coutinho. The British government asserts that the new investments will help support the domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) – a type of fuel currently p…