Creation of new national uranium reserve could mean jobs in Utah, but is the environmental cost too high?
The creation of a taxpayer-funded reserve is supported by mining companies and opposed by environmental groups.
(Courtesy of Rep. John Curtis) Rep. John Curtis (right), R-Utah, shakes hands with an employee at Energy Fuels' White Mesa uranium mill in September 2019. Some $75 million for a reserve uranium was included in the massive spending bill passed by Congress this week.