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Wyoming Has Been Slow to Transition From Fossil Fuels, but Is Moving Fast Toward New Nuclear Technologies
The state is eyeing advanced nuclear plants to put electricity on the grid and power energy-intensive industries like mining. Some business leaders dream of a Wyoming supply chain for atomic energy.
By Najifa Farhat
Wyoming has the largest uranium ore reserves in the U.S., and for decades, uranium mining was one of the key drivers of the state’s economy. In the late 1970s, the state’s mining industry produced 12 million pounds annually of the element needed to fuel nuclear power plants, and was a major source of employment.