(Jon Gambrell | AP file photo) Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette at the World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 9, 2019. The Trump administration on Thursday, April 23, 2020, urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace, from making it easier to mine public lands out West to blocking some imports of foreign nuclear fuel. Brouillette said the United States risked losing position in the industry globally, costing it leverage when it comes to encouraging safe nuclear use around the world.