{"id":16346,"date":"2020-04-23T19:50:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T19:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/23\/trump-panel-urges-support-of-uranium-mines-as-strategic-interest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:31:02","slug":"trump-panel-urges-support-of-uranium-mines-as-strategic-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/the-americas\/2020\/04\/23\/trump-panel-urges-support-of-uranium-mines-as-strategic-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump panel urges support of uranium mines as strategic interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace, from making it easier to mine public lands out West to blocking some imports of foreign nuclear fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommendations, which include Trump\u2019s earlier request to Congress for $1.5 billion over 10 years to buy domestic uranium to create a national stockpile, are meant to \u201cpull America\u2019s nuclear industrial base back from the brink of collapse,\u201d a task force appointed by President Donald Trump in July said in Thursday\u2019s report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said the United States risked losing position in the industry globally, costing it leverage when it comes to encouraging safe nuclear use around the world. 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There\u2019s no national security reason to protect these polluters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the recommendations likely to spur the most protests is one to make it easier to mine for uranium, an essential mineral for nuclear power, on federal public lands, including streamlining environmental reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western tribes say past uranium mining has left a legacy of death and disease among their people. They and other opponents fear the administration will greenlight uranium mining in northern Arizona, outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park, potentially contaminating water sources that they and millions of others rely on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRisking the health of tribal communities \u2014 especially during a global pandemic \u2014 and jeopardizing one of the wonders of the world does not make any sense,\u201d Tracy Stone Manning with the National Wildlife Federation environmental advocacy group said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mining and nuclear-power industries have asked for a range of government action on their behalf. A nuclear industry trade association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, said the report didn&#8217;t go far enough to support the nuclear power industry \u2014 struggling in competition against cheaper natural gas, solar and wind. It said Thursday it would keep asking Congress for tax credits and other help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the uranium from U.S. mines is lower grade than some imported uranium, helping make U.S. production less attractive on the marketplace. In 2018, Canada was the main source of uranium bought in the U.S., at 24 percent, followed by Kazakhstan at 20 percent, Australia at 18 percent, and Russia at 13 percent. 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