Uranium Research Program

In the 2009 General Session, the Legislature of the State of Wyoming appropriated $1.6 million to the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) for activities related to the development of uranium through in-situ recovery (ISR) in Wyoming. SER has used that appropriation toward the following outreach and research activities:

• September 22, 2009 - Uranium Extraction Workshop, Cheyenne, WY
• October 2009 - Research Priorities for In-Situ Uranium Recovery in Wyoming - report of findings
• Public Opinion in Wyoming about In-Situ Uranium Recovery, WYSAC, (2010). Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center, University of Wyoming
• August 4, 2010 - The Future of Uranium Production in Wyoming - A Public Forum on In-Situ Recovery, Laramie, WY
• Analysis of Remediation Strategies for Radionuclide-Contaminated Soils in Uranium Mining - graduate student research project in progress.

Download the Report of the In-Situ Recovery of Uranium Research Program to the Joint Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Interim Committee June 21, 2011 for more information about the Uranium Research Program.