War, energy, and the rock that shaped the world kindle edition by zoellner, tom. Much of the worlds uranium is from canada, australia and kazakhstan. In this book, updated every two years, the iaea international atomic energy agency of the united nations together with the nea nuclear energy agency of the oecd countries have presented, for more than 40 years 2. The 26th edition of the red book reflects information current as of 1 january 2015. Uranium resource availability to support global expansion. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Global uranium supply can meet projected demand, nea and iaea. Growth of nuclear energy will see uranium demand continue to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading uranium. Uranium resources ceo discusses definitive agreement to acquire neutron energy and executes financing agreement with resource capital fund transcript by seeking alpha mar 7. Uranium supplies good for the long haul world nuclear news. Resources, production and demand was published on 30 november. In february 2017 an agreement with kazatomprom to help mongolia in uranium exploration, mining and treatment was announced. In the following we will analyze this apparent 20% increase in conventional uranium resources in detail. The iaea red book completes the tally of possible fuels with some reported resources of 6mt of the nonfissile metal, thorium. Since the mid1960s, with the cooperation of their member countries and states, the oecd nuclear energy agency nea and the international atomic energy agency iaea have jointly prepared periodic updates currently every two years on world uranium resources, production and demand. Reasonably assured resources losses resulting from miningmilling deducted, and cost categories from 2009 red book. Growth of nuclear energy will see uranium demand continue. The book put forth an fairly interesting history of the use of uranium. Uranium resources, production and demand about the state of uranium resources.
Although a valuable commodity, declining market prices for uranium in recent years, driven by. The report provides analyses and information from 49uranium producing and consuming countries. It is the recognised world reference on uranium and is based on official information received from 43 countries. Resource figures in the red book are estimates of what is known about the uranium resource base at a specific time and each report is a snapshot of a dynamic system. This 27th edition features a comprehensive assessment of uranium supply and demand and projections as of 1 january 2017 to the year 2035. Red book sees production capacity as future uranium challenge.
World uranium and thorium resources download ebook pdf. Identified resources include reasonably assured resources rar and inferred resources not defined with. Resources, production and demand, also known as the red book, estimates the identified amount of conventional uranium resources which can be mined for less than usd kg to be about 5. This 26 th edition features a comprehensive assessment of uranium supply and. Red book series a history of resource and mine development, changing supply and demand situation. Although none of these unconventional resources is currently being used for uranium supply, phosphate rocks and black shales have been sources of uranium in the past and interest has not completely waned see. Dec, 2018 the 2018 red book offers updated information on established uranium production centres and mine development plans, as well as projections of nuclear generating capacity and reactorrelated requirements through 2035, in order to address long term uranium supply and demand issues. Resources, production and demand nuclear energy agency. Jul 26, 2012 world uranium resources are ample to meet requirements for the foreseeable future but timely investment in facilities will be needed to make sure production keeps pace with growing demand, according to a new edition of the flagship red book. Pdf world uranium resources, production and demandsupply.
The red book presents a comprehensive assessment of the uranium supply and demand situation at present and periodically up to the year 2025. At the beginning of 20, the identified conventional resource base was large enough to fuel the existing fleet of over 430 reactors using a oncethrough fuel cycle for more than. This publication collates and analyses key information drawn from the twenty editions of the red book published between 1965 and 2004, in order to set out a. This edition of the red book also includes a compilation and evaluation of previously published data on unconventional uranium resources.
Iaea uranium resources program at the iaea assessment of uranium resources, production and demand iaeanea red book uranium 2060 database of uranium deposits standardization of resource classification supporting good practices in the uranium production cycle uranium production site assessment team optimization of mining technologies development of a. It is based on information compiled in 40 countries, including those that are major producers and consumers of uranium. Oecd ilibrary forty years of uranium resources, production. Dec, 2018 these are recoverable, reasonably assured and inferred resources and this represents an increase of 7. Uranium resources ceo discusses definitive agreement to acquire neutron energy and executes financing agreement with resource capital fund transcript by seeking alpha mar 7, 2012 10. Forty years of uranium resources, production and demand in perspective 2006. Uranium mines usgs red book speculative resources thorium. However, total identified uranium resources will last for over 100 years at. Peak uranium and the sustainability of nuclear energy. The biannual uranium resources, production and demand, also known as the red book, was first published in 1965 and has since grown to be a recognised world reference on uranium.
Resources, production and demand red book 2008 oecdnea and iaea external links edit world distribution of uranium deposits database udepoiaea free registration required. The basis for the assessment consists of estimates of uranium resources in several categories of existence and economic attractiveness, projections of. Pdf world uranium resources, production and demand. Projections of nuclear generating capacity and reactor. World distribution of uranium deposits database udepoiaea free registration required world nuclear association public information service country papers. The 26 th edition of the red book, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the nuclear energy agency nea and the international atomic energy agency iaea, was published today.
Its contents are based on official information received from 45 countries, supplemented by unofficial information for two others. Uranium resources, production and demand are all on the rise and total identified resources are sufficient for more than 100 years of supply, according to the latest edition of the world reference on uranium, the socalled red book. Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for longlived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload lowcarbon electricity for decades to come. Over the 40 years of its existence, the red book has collected an impressive quantity of official data supplied by governments. Uranium in mongolia mongolia uranium world nuclear.
Uranium resources are classified by a scheme based on geological certainty and costs of production. New edition of red book uranium report is published. This book is well written and load with facts and dates about this mysterious element from its earliest discovery. First published in 1965, this, the 21st edition of what has become known. The 2016 red book, which takes a snapshot of the uranium sector as of 1 january 2015, finds that total identified uranium resources have. Global uranium supply can meet projected demand, nea and. The uranium resources for each are listed in paladin energys 20 annual report. In total, world production of conventional resources of uranium from 1945 to 2016 is estimated at 3 million tonnes of uranium tu across more than thirty countries with canada 510,593 tu topping the list, followed by the united states 376,2 tu, kazakhstan 293,560 tu. Published every other year, uranium resources, production, and demand, or the red book as it is commonly known, is jointly prepared by the oecd nuclear energy agency and the international atomic energy agency. These data are widely believed to provide an accurate and solid basis for future decisions about nuclear energy. The author spent too much time in my view talking about his particular adventures to various parts of the world investigating the history of uranium and its impact on the world. Its an excellent in its presentation of the history and the current role it plays in our lives. New red book assures longterm availability of uranium.
At that time concerns developed regarding increasing uncertainty in estimates of the world uranium resources. All the energy basins will have potential of various renewables energy sources. Thorium is estimated to be three to four times more abundant than uranium in the earths crust and it is one of the most energy dense elements found in nature. The report provides analyses and information from 49 uranium producing and consuming countries. Uranium resources are classified by a scheme based on. The basis of this assessment is a comparison of uranium resource estimates according to categories of. Worldwide uranium resources, production and demand are all increasing, according to the latest edition of the red book.
One of the products which results from this involvement is the report uranium resources, production and demand, also referred to as the red book which since 1969 is periodically prepared by the nuclear energy agency of oecd and the international atomic energy agency. More than a 100 years later, in 1941, its potential as an energy source was proved. Resources, production and demand red book 2008 oecdnea and iaea. Uranium resources production and demand the red book unece. Red books, with updated data from 20112017 in parentheses. Prior to the dissolution of the fsu and the comecon block, all of the member countries used resource classification systems that were. The 2018 red book offers updated information on established uranium production centres and mine development plans, as well as projections of nuclear generating capacity and reactorrelated requirements through 2035, in order to address long term uranium supply and demand issues.
This 27th edition of the red book, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the nuclear energy agency nea and the international atomic energy agency iaea, provides analyses and information from 41 producing and consuming countries in order to address these and other questions. This book, known as the red book, summarizes data about the actual and near future nuclear energy situation and presents the accumulated worldwide knowledge about the existing and expected uranium resources. These are recoverable, reasonably assured and inferred resources and this represents an increase of 7. Discussion of the science behind using uranium for weapons or energy was clear and mostly concise. The red book, jointly prepared by the oecd nuclear energy agency and the international atomic energy agency, is a recognised world reference source on the uranium industry. First published in 1965, this, the 21st edition of what has become known as the red book, contains official data. Resources, production and demand, oecd nuclear energy agency international atomic energy agency, paris 2010 iaea 2001 analysis of uranium supply to 2050, international atomic energy agency, stipub1104, isbn 920100401x, vienna, may 2001, 103 pp. The conventional worldwide uranium resources are estimated by the authors of the red book as 5. The worlds identified uranium resources are reported to be 6 142. According to the red book, global uranium mine production increased by 3% from 2015 to 2016. Nov 30, 2016 the 26 th edition of the red book, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the nuclear energy agency nea and the international atomic energy agency iaea, was published today. World uranium resources are ample to meet requirements for the foreseeable future but timely investment in facilities will be needed to make sure production keeps pace with growing demand, according to a new edition of the flagship red book. Resources, production and demand, this is the 24th edition of a periodic.
Uranium resources, production and demand, otherwise known as the red book. It is the 26th edition of the report, currently updated every two years, and provides a reflection of information current as of 1 january 2015. Red book sees production capacity as future uranium. The red book, jointly prepared by the oecd nuclear energy agency and the international atomic energy agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. The red book is a highly sanitized report that contains scarcely any of the critical information compiled by, for example, the wise uranium project 2 or the ejolt environmental justice project. This 27th edition of the red book, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the nuclear energy agency nea and the. The majority of the unconventional uranium resources reported in the red book are associated with uranium occurrences in phosphate rocks. This red book retrospective was undertaken to collect, collate, analyse and publish all.
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