Uranium-bearing material from Japan has reached Utah. Is it radioactive waste or fuel for clean energy?

Uranium will be extracted from the material at the White Mesa Mill near Blanding.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) White Mesa Mill just south of Blanding on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) White Mesa Mill just south of Blanding on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

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