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Nuclear Paper 8: Uranium Resource Availability

Date:05/03/2006
Classification:Energy, Climate Change
Document type:SDC Reports & Papers
Download:Nuclear-paper8-UraniumResourceAvailability.pdf - 926 KB
Summary:imageThis paper is the last in a series of 8 that make up the evidence base for SDC report "The role of nuclear power in a low carbon economy".

This report reviews the future availability of uranium resources via an assessment of the demand for uranium from civilian reactors, and of the potential supply of uranium fuel. When considered together, these anlyses raise interesting questions relating to energy supply.
Purpose:To inform the SDC response to the Government's energy review.

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