Uranium Blues: Why America's Nuclear Dreams Need a Foreign Fix!

Back to the Future... of Nuclear?

Alright check it. Back in the day like the '60s to the '80s the U.S. was all over uranium mining. We were the kings baby! But now? We're scraping the bottom of the barrel. This Baskaran dame from the Center for Strategic and International Studies she's saying we kinda took our eye off the ball. Government priorities shifted like a neuralyzer on national security and suddenly BAM! No more uranium kinda like when I realized I had to go back in time to save K.

Fukushima Fallout: Not Just a Fish Story

Then you got those nuclear accidents like that Fukushima thing in Japan. Scared the public uranium prices tanked faster than a Buggati with no driver and mines closed up shop quicker than you can say "noisy cricket." Now the U.S. is the biggest nuclear power producer but we're importing over 95% of the uranium. Ninety five percent! That's like using a flying car that runs on horse manure. Baskaran's right it's an 'incongruence' – big word for a big problem.

AI's Got a Nuclear Appetite

But hold up there's a twist. Electricity demand is going through the roof thanks to those power hungry AI models. Microsoft Google Meta Amazon – they're like cosmic vacuum cleaners sucking up all the juice. Plus everyone's suddenly going green pushing for cleaner energy. So now nuclear's back in style like pinstripe suits and uranium demand is hotter than a freshly microwaved burrito.

Running on Empty: Uranium's 2080 Problem

The Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency are saying if we keep this up we'll run out of uranium by 2080. 2080! That's like what five more Men in Black movies? John Cash from Ur Energy (catchy name) he's saying the miners can't keep up. Finding and mining uranium takes years. Years! It's like training a pug to be a K 9 unit. Gonna take a while.

Biden vs. Trump: A Nuclear Face Off

The government's stepping in too. Biden banned Russian uranium and unlocked $2.7 billion. Trump signed some executive orders to quadruple our nuclear energy capacity. Good good more for me and K to blow up. But even with all that experts are saying we're still gonna need foreign uranium. Like those Chinese food good for after a long night but not that healthy.

Uncle Sam's Uranium Dealer

Mark Chalmers from Energy Fuels is saying even if we max out our production we still can't meet demand. Baskaran chimes in that we only have less than 1% of the world's reserves. Less than 1%! That's like having a noisy cricket that only shoots cotton candy. So yeah we're gonna be hitting up other countries for uranium. Looks like even the big boys need a little help from their friends. Remember a galaxy is on Orion's belt...