Tension grows between state board and project opponents at hearing on uranium drilling permit

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 970

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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HOT SPRINGS — Frustrations boiled over as a state regulatory board weighed whether to allow underground uranium exploration along the southern edge of the Black Hills on Tuesday.

Clean Nuclear Energy Corporation and its Canada-based parent company Nexus Uranium applied for a permit to drill near Craven Canyon, …

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