Trump’s nomination of Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy points to a major effort to revive U.S. uranium mining

Donald Trump's nomination of Christopher Wright to serve as Secretary of Energy points to a major effort to revive domestic uranium mining.

Military authorities in Niger are putting the squeeze on French reliance on Niger ’s uranium for its nuclear reactors.

Russia today accounts for about 44% of world uranium conversion and enrichment capacity.

Russia -origin material accounted for 12% of U.S. uranium.

Trump 's pick of Oklo Inc. director (and CEO of oilfield services company Liberty Energy Inc. ) Christopher Wright signals his recommitment to the concept of a national uranium stockpile and increased domestic uranium production.

Wright is familiar with the desires of energy-hungry giants like Microsoft , Alphabet , and Amazon to utilize nuclear power to fuel their data centers and artificial intelligence ambitions.