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VRIC Media interviews Justin Huhn of Uranium Insider who argues that the uranium market is moving toward a serious supply problem as utilities contract fuel into the early-to-mid 2030s while many of the mines needed to meet that demand have yet to begin construction. 

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He explains why long-term uranium prices are rising, why the biggest pinch point may ultimately be uranium itself rather than conversion or enrichment, and how new reactor construction in the U.S. and abroad could tighten the market further.

The topics covered include:

0:00 The uranium supply squeeze
1:02 Why Justin is bullish on the sector
4:49 Uranium demand could double by 2040
6:31 The supply deficit investors should focus on
8:14 Why the early 2030s matter right now
11:35 U.S. plans to massively expand nuclear power
19:19 Europe’s heat waves and nuclear capacity
23:28 Uranium Royalty’s Sweetwater acquisition
28:07 The debt behind the Sweetwater deal
29:17 Why Wyoming matters for uranium
32:01 Conversion, enrichment, and the fuel cycle
36:03 Why uranium may be the real bottleneck
40:32 NexGen Energy begins construction at Arrow
42:09 BHP’s interest in NexGen

 

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