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Asset Retirement Obligations | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Asset Retirement Obligations |
Asset Retirement Obligations | 11. Asset Retirement Obligations Asset retirement obligations relate to the Lost Creek mine and Shirley Basin project and are equal to the current estimated reclamation cost escalated at inflation rates ranging from 0.74% to 5.20% and then discounted at credit adjusted risk-free rates ranging from 0.33% to 9.61%. Current estimated reclamation costs include costs of closure, reclamation, demolition and stabilization of the wellfields, processing plants, infrastructure, aquifer restoration, waste dumps, and ongoing post-closure environmental monitoring and maintenance costs. The schedule of payments required to settle the future reclamation extends through 2033. The present value of the estimated future closure estimate is presented in the following table.
Asset Retirement Obligations |  | Total |
December 31, 2023 |  |  | 31,236 |
Change in estimated reclamation costs |  |  | 4,575 |
Accretion expense |  |  | 287 |
June 30, 2024 |  |  | 36,098 |
The restricted cash discussed in note 5 relates to the surety bonds provided to the governmental agencies for these and other reclamation obligations.

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