Uranium

The commission has agreements giving 39 states including Wyoming primary oversight of uranium mining.

The task force says the moves are necessary to save the U.S. nuclear industrial base.

Uranium mining interests say the global market for uranium ore is vulnerable to political turmoil.

Steele says the merger will position them to advance development of the South Dakota project.

The firms are also asking the president to make adjustments to imports of uranium.

Federal and state regulators said Friday there is no public health or safety risk because the spills remained on site and contained relatively low levels of uranium.

Economics are everything for Wyoming's uranium companies as they wait out the industry downturn.

The largest known uranium reserves in the U.S. reside in Wyoming, but as a global commodity, the state's sector is moved, shaped and shaken by an international market.