Archive: https://archive.today/Syqpe From the post: >>Wyoming's uranium industry is accelerating after decades of limited exploration and production, driven by growing demand for nuclear energy, national security concerns and an effort to reduce America's reliance on foreign fuel supplies. "There's a lot of interest in uranium in Wyoming right now," said Travis Deti, executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association. Much of that activity is centered in the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming, where companies ranging from established producers to smaller exploration firms are drilling again in what Deti believes is the beginning of another uranium boom.