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In 2023, U.S. nuclear mills used 32 million kilos of imported uranium focus (U3O8) and solely 0.05 million kilos of domestically produced U3O8. Imports accounted for 99% of the U3O8 they utilized in 2023 to make nuclear gas. Foreign producers predominantly provide the U.S. front-end nuclear fuel cyclehowever federal insurance policies have been carried out just lately to construct out the home U.S. nuclear gas provide chain. The U.S. Division of Power (DOE) just lately obtained $2.7 billion in congressional funding to assist revive home gas manufacturing for industrial nuclear energy vegetation.
U3O8 is chemically extracted from uranium ore that has been mined and milled. The superb powder is packaged in metal drums and later enriched and processed additional to arrange it to be used as gas in nuclear reactors. U.S. production of U3O8 within the third quarter of 2024 totaled 121,296 kilos, a 24% improve from manufacturing of 97,709 kilos within the second quarter. Manufacturing within the third quarter occurred at 5 U.S. services: three in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Lost Creek Projectand Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and two in Texas (High Project Table and Rosita).
In 2023, the US imported U3O8 and equivalents primarily from Canada, Australia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The origin of U3O8 utilized in U.S. nuclear reactors may change within the coming years. In Could 2024, the US banned imports of uranium merchandise from Russia starting in August, though corporations could apply for waivers by means of January 1, 2028.
Extra info concerning U.S. uranium manufacturing and sourcing is accessible in our Domestic Uranium Production Report and Uranium Marketing Annual Report.
Principal contributor: Slade Johnson. Knowledge visualization: Kristen Tsai. First printed on Today in Energy.
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