Opening Up The Mountain West To Uranium Production For Nuclear Energy Is The ‘Third Rail’ Of American Politics

Opening Up The Mountain West To Uranium Production For Nuclear Energy Is The ‘Third Rail’ Of American Politics: The Trump administration wants to open up parts of the Mountain West to uranium production -- areas near the Grand Canyon. While nuclear energy is vital to U.S. energy security, the uranium is not needed: the mineral is both cheap and abundant -- and provided by foreign-owned businesses.