Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., C.P.G., the I2M Corporation‘s President & CEO and the Chief Geologist of I2M Consulting, LLC, was invited by NAPE editors to publish a summary article of their recent report released May, 2025. The co-authors are Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G., I2M Corporation, Vice-President – Operations; Bruce Handley, P.G., I2M Vice-President – Environment, and Kevin T. Biddle, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of the I2M Corporation.
See pp. 39-43: https://napeexpo.com/magazine And in PDF format.
Introduction: Nuclear power has gained renewed attention as a reliable, safe and carbon-free energy source. However, misinformation about in-situ uranium recovery projects — a vital component in nuclear fuel production — has always fueled unnecessary skepticism. In this particular period of history, the subjects of nuclear power and in-situ uranium recovery development projects have been raised in discussions where well-founded geoscience is being ignored. Small, but media trumpeted, anti-nuclear and anti-uranium recovery groups have repeatedly used outdated arguments or incorrect assumptions in attempting to convince the regulatory agencies and general public that nuclear power plants and uranium recovery projects cannot be operated safely and therefore should never be permitted. Nevertheless, based on its merit, nuclear power is rapidly gaining popularity in Texas and other states as well as developed countries around the world.
Texas is not only the oil and gas capital of the U.S., but it could also become the major center for recoverable uranium resources.