United States uranium production more than tripled in 2025, but the increase still covered only a small share of the country’s nuclear fuel needs, leaving Washington dependent on imports and increasing the importance of uranium-rich African countries such as Namibia, Niger and South Africa

United States uranium production more than tripled in 2025, but the increase still covered only a small share of the country’s nuclear fuel needs, leaving Washington dependent on…

U.S. uranium production is surging, but domestic output still supplies only a small fraction of the roughly 47 million pounds purchased annually by U.S. nuclear operators.