Uranium 2011 resources, production and demand
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built in the coming years, the amount of uranium required to meet forward demand, the adequacy of identifie...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD
[2012]
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705052506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Executive summary; Resources; Exploration; Production; Environmental aspects of uranium production; Uranium demand; Supply and demand relationship; Conclusions; Chapter 1. Uranium supply; Uranium resources; Identified conventional resources; Distribution of identified conventional resources by categories and cost ranges; Distribution of resources by production method; Distribution of resources by processing method; Distribution of resources by deposit type; Proximity of resources to production centres; Additional conventional resources
- Undiscovered resourcesOther resources and materials; Recent developments in uranium extraction from phosphate rocks; Recent developments in uranium extraction from black shales; Other potential sources; Uranium from seawater; Thorium; Uranium exploration; Current activities and recent developments; North America; Central and South America; European Union; Europe (non EU); Africa; Middle East, Central and Southern Asia; South-eastern Asia; East Asia; Pacific; Uranium production; Present status of uranium production; Ownership; Employment; Production methods; Projected production capabilities
- Recent, planned, committed mines and expansionsReferences; Chapter 2. Uranium demand; Current commercial nuclear generating capacity and reactor-related uranium requirements; World (375.2 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); OECD (311.5 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); European Union (130.92 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); North America (114.50 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); East Asia (81.14 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); Europe (non EU) (39.41 GWe net as of 1 January 2011); Middle East, Central and Southern Asia (4.61 GWe net as of 1 January 2011)
- Historical review
