Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of natural uranium, also welcomed Mr Trump’s announcement
The price of Uranium is likely to rise after US president Donald Trump said imports of the nuclear fuel were not a threat to national security, analysts and mining companies have said. Mr Trump announced last week he would not impose tariffs or quotas on imports of uranium, against the advice of the US commerce department. Instead, he ordered a 90-day review of the nuclear supply chain to find ways to revive and expand domestic production of uranium.
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