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Ucore Conducts Initial US Department of Defense Post Award Conference
Ucore: Completes the initial programmatic US DoD post-award conference Outlines the prospe...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ucore Conducts Initial US Department of Defense Post Award ConferenceUcore:Completes the initial programmatic US DoD post-award conferenceOutlines the prospective pathway to a full-scale RapidSX™ US rare earth element separation facility Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 13, 2023) -  Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (\"Ucore\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has conducted the initial programmatic post-award conference with the US Department of Defense (\"DoD\") for the Company's recently announced US$4 million Other Transaction Agreement (\"OTA\"). This Rare Earth Element (\"REE\") Separation Technology Capabilities Prototype Project (the \"Project\"), administered by the US Army Contracting Command-Orlando (\"ACC-ORL\"), is taking place at the Company's RapidSX™ Commercialization and Demonstration Facility (\"CDF\") in Kingston, Ontario, utilizing its 52-Stage RapidSX™ Demonstration Plant (\"Demo Plant\") for the separation of mixed heavy and light REE concentrate feedstocks.The Office of the Secretary of Defense (\"OSD\") / Office of Industrial Base Policy (\"OIBP\") is the primary DoD agent funding and supporting the capability development efforts addressing this REE initiatives project.Through ACC-ORL, the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (\"PEO STRI\") is conducting the Project to address domestic (i.e., defined as United States and Canada) REE Separation Technology Capabilities. The goal of the Project is to undertake efforts that demonstrate and develop solutions that:Advance and sustain both traditional and emerging defense manufacturing sectors.Preserve critical and unique manufacturing and design skills.Support and expand reliable sources.Identify and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities, including cyber, manufacturing, and trade skills vulnerabilities.On July 6, 2023, Ucore's Project team, led by Program Manager, Mike Schrider, outlined the planned schedule of events to undertake and complete the Project. This schedule ultimately leads the Company to establish the first modern technology heavy and light REE processing facility in North America in Alexandria, Louisiana, as announced on April 6, 2023.\"Ucore is very pleased to have been awarded this project by the US Government,\" stated Mike Schrider, P.E.,...