January 22, 2025
Uranium is one of the most consequential elements of the modern era, fueling the nuclear energy that underpins today’s economy and is key to propelling future growth. Nuclear power generates around 20 percent of the United States’ electricity – a figure expected to rise as the country expands power generation to meet the growing demand from heavy manufacturing and artificial intelligence. However, this growth hinges on the United States’ ability to secure a reliable uranium supply. Once the world’s leading uranium producer from 1953 to the 1980s, the United States now heavily depends on imports of both raw and enriched uranium from countries like Kazakhstan and Russia. This reliance poses a major challenge to maintaining U.S. nuclear leadership.
Please join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program for a conversation on the future of uranium security to meet nuclear power demand. Miriam D’Onofrio, Acting Senior Director for Energy and Investment at the White House National Security Council, will join Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program, to discuss strategies for reducing U.S. dependence on Russian uranium, revitalizing the domestic uranium industry, and establishing an international order book for advanced nuclear reactors.
This event is made possible by general funding to CSIS and the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program.