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Locations of Uranium Recovery Facilities

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) currently regulates operating uranium recovery facilities in New Mexico, South Dakota and Nebraska. However, the NRC does not directly regulate the active uranium recovery operations in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, as they are Agreement States, meaning that they have entered into strict agreements with the NRC to exercise regulatory authority over this type of material.

The following map depicts the locations of these sites, while the tables below the map identify the NRC- licensed facilities and facilities licensed by Agreement States. For further details, see Additional Information (below).

 

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NRC-Licensed Uranium Recovery Facilities

The following table provides information on In Situ Recovery (ISR) and Conventional Uranium Mill recovery facilities that currently have licenses issued by the NRC. See Locations of Uranium Recovery Sites Undergoing Decommissioning for information on sites that are currently undergoing decommissioning.

Site Name

Licensee

Location

Type of Facility

Crow Butte

Crow Butte Resources, Inc.

Chadron, Nebraska

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

Crownpoint

NuFuels, Inc.

Crownpoint, New Mexico

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

Dewey Burdock

Powertech Uranium Corporation

Fall River & Custer Counties, South Dakota

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

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Uranium Recovery Facilities Licensed by Agreement States

The following sites are licensed by the respective Agreement States. The information was updated for the final time in October 2018. The NRC makes no claim regarding the validity of that information.

Site Name

Location

Type of Facility

Docket Number

Agreement State Contacts

Additional Information

Jane Dough

Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9067

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Kendrick

Crook County, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9091

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Lost Creek / LC East/KM Horizon

Lost Creek ISR, LLC

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9068

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Moore Ranch

Campbell County, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9073

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Nichols Ranch

Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9067

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Reno Creek

Campbell Co., Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9092

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Ross

Crook County, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9091

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Smith Ranch

Douglas, Wyoming (Converse County)

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-9064

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Sweetwater

Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Conventional Uranium Mill

40-8584

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

Willow Creek

Johnson & Campbell Counties, Wyoming

In Situ Recovery (ISR)

40-8502

Wyoming Contacts

News Releases
Enforcement Documents
Meetings

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, August 06, 2025