US uranium production up again

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US uranium production up again

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/us-uranium-production-up-again

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Willow Creek in Wyoming (Image: US NRC)

Domestic uranium production reached 1,388,000 pounds in 2025, marking the highest output since 2016. Industry employment rose 41 percent to 711 full-time person-years, while exploration and drilling activities reached their highest levels since 2013. These figures reflect ongoing federal efforts to revitalize the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain following years of market stagnation.

Production of uranium from mines in the USA last year was more than double 2024's figure, and the highest in nine years, according to the latest report of annual data from the Energy Information Administration. ;

US mines produced 1,388,000 pounds U3O8 (534 tU) in 2025, up from 677,000 pounds U3O8 in 2024. The 2025 figure was the highest since 2016's production of 2,545,000 pounds, according to the government agency's Domestic Uranium Production Report, released on 23 June. Production was from one underground mine and seven in-situ recovery operations - the same as in 2024 - with some production from "other sources" of uranium, which the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says could include mine...

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