Reviews complete for RER demo plant

Rare Element Resources (RER) reports that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized its review of the demo plant that the company anticipates will soon be built in Upton, officially completing the federal permitting process prior to construction.

The DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review was consistent with the one performed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, RER says, with both finding no significant impact.

This previous NEPA review will allow RER to make use of around 1000 tons of stockpiled material from the Bear Lodge Project near Sundance in the operation...