You’d think it had a half-life or something

Yes, there's a reason that companies such as Energy Fuels are maneuvering for position in western Colorado and eastern Utah. It's because nukes just won't decay away. In fact, given the growing hunger for power such as that from electricity, the demand for nuclear power plants is on the rise, not the fall. To be sure, it's not an easy path, but those who figure out how to pump new life into the nuclear industry could end up as, well, like maybe, kings of the world.