Russia remained the number one supplier of nuclear reactor fuel to the US last year, amid unsuccessful efforts to wean off of the Kremlin’s supply of uranium.
Russia supplied almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America’s fleet of more than 90 commercial reactors. That compares with 28% in 2021, according to the latest Energy Department data.
House Republicans have proposed including more than $2.4 billion to fund domestic production of enriched uranium as part of a government funding bill that advanced in a House panel Thursday.