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Uranium is in the crosshairs of the US-Canada tariff battle

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The US gets more than a quarter of its uranium from Canada , more than any other country.

Tariffs could raise the price of uranium used to fuel US nuclear reactors.

It could play into efforts to build up a domestic uranium supply, which has gotten bipartisan support and interest from major tech companies.

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English

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