Trump Uranium Quota Could Shutter Nuclear Plants, Trade Group Warns
The Nuclear Energy Institute warns that a 25 percent quota on domestic uranium would send prices soaring and force nuclear plants offline. US News, By Alan Neuhauser, Staff Writer, Feb. 4, 2019, A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION proposal to institute quotas on domestic uranium could put the country’s nuclear power sector in a nuclear winter.
The administration is reportedly considering an import quota that would require U.S. uranium mining firms to provide a quarter of the domestic market. The Commerce Department began exploring the idea last year, citing national security concerns. However, critics of the proposal point out that much of the country’s uranium is supplied by close U.S. allies: Canada and Australia.
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