Uranium exploration and development drilling also increased significantly, signaling growing activity in the domestic sector. However, U.S. nuclear operators purchased 46.9 million pounds of U3O8 equivalent, with most coming from foreign suppliers.
Canada supplied 32%, Kazakhstan 28%, and Australia 15%, while U.S.-origin uranium accounted for just 7% of total deliveries.
U.S. uranium production is rising rapidly, but the country remains heavily reliant on foreign sources for nuclear fuel.
