U.S. nuclear generators import nearly all the uranium concentrate they use ›

In 2023, U.S. nuclear generators used 32 million pounds of imported uranium concentrate (U₃O₈) and only 0.05 million pounds of domestically produced U₃O₈. Imports accounted for 99% of the U₃O₈ they used in 2023 to make nuclear fuel. Foreign producers predominantly supply the U.S. front-end nuclear fuel cycle, but federal policies have been implemented recently to build out the domestic U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently received $2.7 billion in congressional funding to help revive domestic fuel production for commercial nuclear power plants. More ›

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Domestic Uranium Production Report, and Uranium Marketing Annual Report