U.S. Nuclear Generators Import Nearly All The Uranium Concentrate They Use
Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:10:19 +0000
In 2023, U.S. nuclear generators used 32 million pounds of imported uranium concentrate (U3O8) and only 0.05 million pounds of domestically produced U3O8. Imports accounted for 99% of the U3O8 they used in 2023 to make nuclear fuel. Foreign producers predominantly supply the U.S. front-end nuclear fuel cycle, but federal policies have been implemented … [continued]
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