UEC names National Security Advisory Council to support conversion plans

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UEC names National Security Advisory Council to support conversion plans

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-10-14/article-8486/uec-names-national-security-advisory-council-to-support-conversion-plans/

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Uranium Energy Corporation has appointed four members to a new National Security Advisory Council to guide its subsidiary, the United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corporation. This council, composed of former Navy admirals and NNSA administrators, will support the company's efforts to develop a domestic uranium conversion facility. This project aims to increase the supply of unobligated uranium for national security needs and reactor fuel, competing with the current domestic monopoly in the conversion sector.

On Tuesday, Uranium Energy Corporation announced that it had selected four members for its National Security Advisory Council, a consulting body that will provide guidance for the company's recently formed subsidiary, the United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corporation (UR&C).

Two of the chosen members served as admirals in the U.S. Navy, while two have experience as administrators with the National Nuclear Security Administration:

UEC noted in its announcement the government's use of unobligated uranium—that is, uranium produced within the United States without foreign equipment or material—for such national security–related purposes as fuel for naval nuclear reactors.

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