2006 Volume 24, No. 1
Forty years of uranium resources, production
and demand in perspective
The NEA has been collecting and analysing
data on uranium for forty years. The
data and experience provide a number
of answers to the questions being asked
today, as many countries begin to look at
nuclear energy with renewed interest. In
terms of uranium resources, the lessons
of the past give confi dence that uranium
supply will remain adequate to meet
demand.
The organisation of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and projects is an important NEA activity in the field of radioactive waste management. Several of these have been carried out over recent years, for example for the governments of Belgium, Switzerland and the United States. Member governments have found these reviews of significant value and are now asking for them to cover topics of a broader scope.