Where the U.S. Gets Its Enriched Uranium

What We’re Showing

This graphic illustrates the top country sources of enriched uranium for U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors in 2023. This data was sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Key Takeaways

• Russia supplies 27.2% of enrichment services, making it the largest single foreign provider for U.S. civil nuclear power reactors.
• The U.S. depends on foreign sources for 71.7% of its enriched uranium, despite having domestic resources.

Russia limits exports

In November 2024, Russia began temporarily limiting enriched uranium exports to the U.S., raising potential supply risks for utilities operating American reactors that produce nearly one-fifth of the nation's electricity.