The production and refinement of Uranium ore offers countries the opportunity to rise on the world stage with the ability of vast electricity generation by nuclear reactors as well as unlocking the way to nuclear weapon production. While Uranium ore is imported from countries such as Canada and Kazakhstan, nuclear self-sufficiency is still an area of interest. The United States possesses several deposits of uranium including the Texas Gulf Coast with 60 million pounds of Uranium oxide identified and an additional 200 million pounds believed to exist. Within the Texas Gulf Coast Uranium Belt are several refineries one of which is known as the Kingsville Dome. In this presentation the history of the Kingsville Dome facility and its activity shall be discussed alongside the uranium oxide price market for outlooks of future activity and how the mining has affected drinking water quality reports for several cities including Kingsville and Corpus Christi.

Kingsville and uranium: A history of the South Texas uranium belt

2019 Spring National Meeting

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