Alert

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

In situ recovery (ISR)

A common method currently used to extract uranium from ore bodies without physical excavation of the ore. This technique is also known as “solution mining” or in situ leaching. For additional detail, see In Situ Recovery Facilities.

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