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EIA: US uranium concentrate production in 2021 remained near all-time lows; 95% imported

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As domestic production has declined, an increasing amount of the uranium purchased for use in US commercial nuclear power reactors has been from other countries. In 2021, owners and operators of commercial nuclear power reactors bought 46.7 Total US commercial inventories were 141.7 lb U 3 O 8 e. lb U 3 O 8 e.

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Groundbreaking in Turkmenistan for major synthetic gasoline plant; first full-scale Haldor Topsøe TIGAS facility

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In August, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Ovadan-Depe near the capital of Ashgabad in Turkmenistan to launch the construction of a major plant focused on the conversion of natural gas into synthetic gasoline. DCK-10 ensures high oxygenate conversion rates. —Bjerne S. Topsoe Gasoline Synthesis Catalyst GSK-10.