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Ucore Receives a Crucial DPAS-Rated Long Lead Equipment Component at the Louisiana SMC
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2026) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ucore Receives a Crucial DPAS-Rated Long Lead Equipment Component at the Louisiana SMCHalifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2026) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (\"Ucore\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the arrival of a crucial piece of long-lead-time equipment at its Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (\"LA-SMC\") in Alexandria, LA. The equipment was procured under the Company's US$22.4 million modified funding agreement with the US Army Contracting Command-Orlando and associated Defense Priorities & Allocations System (\"DPAS\") Rating. The equipment is a GMM Pfaudler US Inc. 4,000-gallon jacketed glass-lined reactor designed to leach a wide variety of planned Western mixed rare earth oxides (\"MREO\") and mixed rare earth carbonates (\"MREC\") to be received at the LA-SMC.Figure 1 - A 4,000 Gallon Pfaulder Leaching Reactor Arriving at the Louisiana SMCTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1119/292865_aaf53998745cbbf4_001full.jpgUcore presented its DPAS DO-B8 rating in a September 19, 2025, news release and noted that a DPAS rating imposes legal obligations on equipment suppliers, requiring that fulfillment of any LA-SMC order be given preferential treatment over unrated orders to meet national defense and emergency preparedness requirements. The offloading and placement of the Reactor within the LA-SMC was successfully coordinated by Ucore's selected LA-SMC construction management contractor, Ratcliff Construction of Alexandria, LA. A section of the end wall was removed and replaced to facilitate the placement of the reactor within the building.\"The arrival of this major piece of equipment is a significant milestone for the Ucore Team as we stay laser-focused on establishing commercial rare earth processing in Louisiana,\" stated Mike Schrider, P.E., Ucore Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. \"Ucore is conducting a coordinated knowledge transfer of its RapidSX™ technology platform and ancillary processing systems from its Commercialization and Demonstration Facility [CDF] in Kingston, Ontario, to the LA-SMC. This effort will continue throughout 2026, with the installation of one RapidSX™ Machine scheduled for commissioning and product qualification trials in H1-2027.\"Coordinated CDF to LA-SMC acti...