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First privately funded uranium enrichment plant in U.S. to be built in Kentucky

By Derek Operle
Published October 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM EDT

A California-based firm plans to build the first privately funded uranium enrichment plant in Kentucky amid efforts to bolster the country's domestic uranium enrichment.

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