The Oglala Sioux Tribe and watchdog group Aligning for Responsible Mining wanted a US appeals court to review its decision in August approving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licence.
Nuclear fusion, the process US researchers successfully demonstrated this month, has big potential advantages over the nuclear power plants operating today.
The amended licence increases Hobson's licensed production capacity by four-fold to 4 million pounds annually, distinguishing it as the largest uranium plant in Texas.