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Locations of Uranium Recovery Facilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) currently regulates operating uranium recovery facilities in New Mexico and Nebraska. However, the NRC does not directly regulate the active uranium recovery operations in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, as they are Agreement States, meaning that they have entered into strict agreements with the NRC to exercise regulatory authority over this type of material.
The following map depicts the locations of these sites, while the tables below the map identify the NRC-regulated licensed facilities and Agreement State licensed facilities. For further details, see Additional Information (below).
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NRC Regulated Licensed Uranium Recovery Facilities
The following table provides information on In Situ Recovery (ISR) and Conventional Uranium Mill recovery facilities that currently have licenses issued by the NRC. See Locations of Uranium Recovery Sites Undergoing Decommissioning for information on sites that are currently undergoing decommissioning.
| Site Name | Licensee | Location | Type of Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Butte | Crow Butte Resources, Inc. | Chadron, Nebraska | ISR |
| Crownpoint | Hydro Resources, Inc. | Crownpoint, New Mexico | ISR |
| Dewey Burdock | Powertech Uranium Corporation | Fall River & Custer Counties, South Dakota | ISR |
Agreement State Regulated Licensed Uranium Recovery Facilities
The following sites are maintained by the respective Agreement States, and were updated for the final time in October 2018. The NRC makes no claim regarding the validity of that information.
| Site Name | Licensee | Location | Type of Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek | Lost Creek ISR, LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | ISR |
| Moore Ranch | Uranium One Americas, Inc. | Campbell County, Wyoming | ISR |
| Nichols Ranch | Uranerz Energy Corporation | Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming | ISR |
| Reno Creek | AUC LLC. | Campbell Co., WY | ISR |
| Ross | Strata Energy, Inc. | Crook County, WY | ISR |
| Smith Ranch | Power Resources, Inc. | Douglas, Wyoming (Converse County) | ISR |
| Sweetwater | Kennecott Uranium Co. | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | Conventional Uranium Mill |
| Willow Creek | Uranium One U.S.A. | Johnson & Campbell Counties, Wyoming | ISR |
Additional Information
- License Applications for New Uranium Recovery Facilities, Expansions, Restarts, and Renewals
- Locations of Uranium Recovery Sites Undergoing Decommissioning
- Outreach Strategy for Indian Tribes Potentially Affected by Uranium Recovery Sites
- Uranium Mill Tailings
- Public Involvement in Uranium Recovery
