enCore Energy announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the source materials license for the Dewey Burdock in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in South Dakota for 20 years. With the issuance of the license, the project has received all necessary federal permits.
“On behalf of the board of directors, I want to congratulate our team for their efforts to secure the 20-year extension to the NRC license. I also want to thank the NRC and the Permitting Council for their significant efforts to issue this renewal in such an efficient and effective manner,” William M. Sheriff, enCore Energy executive chair, stated.
“And to the community, we stand by our commitments to work together to see that the local communities and state, and our shareholders, benefit from this project as we continue to uphold our commitment to always operate with best practices to protect the people, land, air and water.”
The renewal of the source materials license follows the recent NRC issuance of the environmental assessment and the programmatic agreement. enCore also received the Bureau of Land Management’s decision authorizing the Dewey Burdock uranium project to commence construction of infrastructure on portions of the project’s BLM-managed public lands within the larger Dewey Burdock project.
With all federal permits received, Dewey Burdock remains subject to additional permitting by the State of South Dakota. The company has commenced permitting efforts with the state, which are required before the project proceeds to full operational status.
Dewey Burdock is an advanced-stage uranium project comprising 10,580 acres, including 10,340 acres of private surface rights and 240 acres of BLM surface rights.
Source: enCore Energy