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    <periodOfReport>2023-08-02</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001385849</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ENERGY FUELS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UUUU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>KAPOSTASY DANIEL</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ENERGY FUELS INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>225 UNION BLVD., SUITE 600</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAKEWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80228</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>VP, Technical Services</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Shares</value>
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                <value>2024-01-22</value>
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                    <value>24624</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                    <value>Common Shares</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
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            <expirationDate>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Shares</value>
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                    <value>9341</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Daniel Kapostasy was appointed as an officer of the Issuer effective August 2, 2023.  The amount reported in Table I, Section 2 represents 6,274 unvested restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) previously granted to Mr. Kapostasy by the Issuer as equity incentive compensation and 9,825 Common Shares issued to Mr. Kapostasy by the Issuer resulting from a combination of (i) his exercise of Options previously granted by the Issuer and fully vested, and (ii) the vesting of RSUs previously granted by the Issuer (post-tax withholding).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Of Mr. Kapostasy's 01/22/2019 grant of 24,624 SARs, 16,416 SARs have vested and are currently exercisable.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1  Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Daniel Kapostasy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-08-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
