A Critical Look at Nuclear Energy in Colorado: Overcoming Our Past to Secure Our Future0

• ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Issue Papers, Publications
• June 30, 2025

Colorado has played a pivotal role in the history of nuclear research and technology. Being the first state to produce uranium and later having a near monopoly on the global radium trade, the Centennial state’s complex relationship with nuclear materials highlights both its contributions to the field and the resulting controversies. Despite Colorado’s significant impact