US Has Only 1 Operating Uranium Mill Left

America now relies on other nations for 93 percent of its uranium, posing a national security risk

A radioactive warning sign hangs on fencing around the Anfield's Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill on Oct. 27, 2017 outside Ticaboo, Utah. Anfield with is in partnership with the Russian firm Uranium One, and bought the mill from Uranium One in 2015. George Frey/Getty Images

America’s nuclear power plants and defensive capabilities are currently operating primarily on imported uranium, including from Russia.

Foreign nations now provide 93 percent of all uranium purchased by nuclear power reactors in the United States, according to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.