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U.S. Nuclear Generators Import Nearly All The Uranium Concentrate They Use

February 1, 2025 admin nuclear energy, uranium, us nuclear, us nuclear energy, us nuclear power

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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New Solar Plants Expected to Support Most U.S. Electric Generation Growth

January 26, 2025 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, nuclear energy, short-term energy outlook (steo), Solar energy, us coal, us nuclear, us renewable energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:58:07 +0000

In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect that U.S. renewable capacity additions—especially solar—will continue to drive the growth of U.S. power generation over the next two years. We expect U.S. utilities and independent power producers will add 26 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity to the U.S. electric power sector in … [continued]

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