This week, when US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the US should look to boost its strategic uranium reserve to buffer against Russian supplies and increase confidence in the long-term prospects of nuclear power generation, it shone a spotlight on the impending uranium supply deficit.
Uranium is a crucial source of reliable baseload power as nuclear energy, and the US requires an estimated 32 million pounds of uranium annually for its current nuclear reactors. Energy Fuels’ White Mesa Mill in Utah is the only producing mill in the US.
Source: https://www.mining.com/were-in-project-manhattan-2-0-uranium-ceo-says/