Investingnews today on Uranium30 Jul 2025 08:52
"Supply gap to collide with surging demand
From a structural perspective, the market is grappling with a widening supply deficit: global production in 2024 met just 80 percent–90 percent of reactor demand, with the shortfall made up through inventories and spot purchases—a buffer that is fading fast.
Meanwhile, development pipelines are thin, projects suffer regulatory delays, and geopolitical constraints—including Russia sanctions—further limit available supply options. Further compounding the issue are the 69 nuclear reactors that are in the process of being built, in addition to the 440 operational reactors around the globe.
The need for uranium is especially prevalent in the US where 45 million pounds are consumed annually, while the country produces roughly 1 percent of that.
In an effort to remedy this discrepancy, President Trump issued several Executive Orders in early 2025 and targeted energy production in his “big beautiful bill”.
Included within these measures Trump has proposed an increase in nuclear energy targeting 400 gigawatts by 2050.
The uptick would mark a fourfold increase from the country’s current 100 gigawatts of capacity—far exceeding the International Atomic Energy Agency’s projected range of 89 to 142 gigawatts for all of North America.
If realized, this expansion would push U.S. uranium demand from about 50 million pounds of U3O8 equivalent annually to nearly 200 million pounds—an amount that alone would nearly double current global mine output, which UxC estimates at 164 million pounds for 2025.
“The US is signaling a once-in-a-generation commitment to domestic uranium independence and advanced nuclear deployment,” wrote Sprott’s Jacob White, in a June uranium report.
While the scale of future demand will depend on execution challenges such as permitting, grid infrastructure, and financing, analysts say the scenario presents “asymmetrically positive” risk, offering potential upside to long-term uranium demand forecasts."
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