FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Reconciliation of Expected Income Tax on Net Income at Statutory Rates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES.
Net loss	$ (16,144)	$ (13,912)
Statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	35.00%
Tax recovery at statutory rate	$ (3,390)	$ (2,922)
State tax rate	(1,173)	938
Foreign tax rate	(2)	1
Change in U.S. tax rates	(759)	309
Other adjustments	97	(9)
Capital loss carryforward adjustment		(21)
Operating loss carryforward adjustment	(1,409)	(218)
Operating loss Section 382 adjustment	(7)	978
Anatolia Energy Ltd Share issue Cost adjustment		270
Nondeductible writeoffs	(78)	7
Sale of Uranium Entities	(799)	(10,553)
Change in valuation allowance	$ 7,520	11,220
Income tax expense (recovery)