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Seventh US Uranium Project Greenlit for Rapid Review Under Trump Executive Order

While domestic mines produced 677,000 pounds of the ore in 2024, up from 50,000 in 2023, the nation’s nuclear power plants consume 50 million pounds a year.
Seventh US Uranium Project Greenlit for Rapid Review Under Trump Executive Order
A warning sign against possible radioactivity hangs on fencing around Anfield's Shootaring Canyon uranium mill outside Ticaboo, Utah, on Oct. 27, 2017. George Frey/Getty Images
John Haughey
John Haughey
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A South Dakota development is the seventh new or revitalized uranium mining project approved for accelerated permitting since President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March calling for fast-tracking domestic mineral production.

Dallas-based enCore Energy Corp announced on Sept. 2 that the U.S. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has greenlit its 10,580-acre Dewey Burdock In-Situ Recovery Uranium Project in Custer and Fall River counties for rapid review.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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