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The US seems to have only one uranium enrichment facility left - URENCO, in New Mexico.[1] Uranium mining as a US industry is down to 340 people.[2] That used to be a much larger US industry. It's not lack of ore. It's low prices.[3]

[1] https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/index.html

[2] https://www.eia.gov/uranium/production/annual/

[3] https://nuclearinsider.com/reviving-the-atom-charting-the-co...




Ah, this makes a lot of sense and is resonating with what I remember, thanks!




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