>>14380004>Is this really a problem though?No, not really, it's simple economics as the cost of raw materials goes up, recycling or expensive form of extraction becomes profitable averting some future collapse.
An example of this is there's a method of extracting uranium from sea water just by using these membranes to absorb it. It currently costs twice or more the price of conventional extraction, but with fuel costs being a small portion of the price of nuclear energy that will have little affect on energy cost. It also means a practically unlimited supply of energy