Uranium & Fuel

Uranium Sector Facing Need For New Mines And More Enrichment Capacity

By David Dalton
16 July 2026

Renewed expansion of nuclear power driving need for significant investment, says IEA report

Uranium Sector Facing Need For New Mines And More Enrichment Capacity
A uranium mine in Kazakhstan. Courtesy Kazatomprom.
New uranium mine projects will need to be developed and brought online as global demand increases, but the sector faces more immediate “downstream” constraints, particularly in uranium conversion, where global capacity is already tight and additional investment will be needed to avoid bottlenecks.

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