Sprott's 2026 Uranium Outlook identifies converging demand forces that have pushed uranium spot prices above $100 per pound for the first time since early 2024. Spot uranium reached $101.26 per pound in January 2026 after a 24% single-month surge. Mining equities tracked in the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF outpaced the S&P 500 by approximately 38 percentage points year-to-date, reflecting institutional confidence in the sustained nature of the current cycle.

The demand drivers Sprott identifies fall into two categories: traditional utility contracting and a new wave of data center demand. Nuclear energy has become the preferred solution for technology companies building the power infrastructure to support AI computing. Long-duration, reliable baseload power without carbon emissions is a requirement that only nuclear currently meets at scale, and major technology firms have begun signing 20-year power purchase agreements with nuclear operators.

On the supply side, US Section 232 policy formalizes uranium as a national security asset, creating policy support for domestic production that did not exist in prior cycles. Domestic producers including Energy Fuels and Cameco are ramping output, but new mine production requires years of development, keeping the near-term supply picture constrained even as demand accelerates.

The global uranium market is projected to grow from $9.7 billion in 2025 to $13.6 billion by 2033, with US demand concentrated in utilities operating the 93 commercial reactors currently licensed in the United States.

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Source: Sprott ETFs -- https://sprottetfs.com/insights/uranium-outlook-2026/