Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section
Uranium Production Cycle
Objective:
To improve the capability of interested Member States to plan and make policy on uranium production or uranium requirements and to make use of preventive measures to reduce impacts on the environment.
Responsible Officer: J. SLEZAK
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Uranium production is the key element for sustainability of nuclear energy. The uranium production cycle subprogramme provides information on the status of world uranium production and projections of uranium requirements in Member States with nuclear power programs. Member States with production and/or nuclear power use this information for their planning and policy making. The uranium production cycle involves various issues, including the need to minimize environmental impacts and promote best practices in the planning, operation and closure of production facilities. This subprogramme provides technical support to address these issues for Member States that are developing uranium resources, but do not have an adequate technological infrastructure, applying the philosophy that it is much more efficient to prevent pollution that to clean it up. |
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Technical Meetings:
The Uranium Production Cycle-Facts and perceptions: IAEA Insight Presentation ; 2 October 2009
Symposia:
International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply & Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (URAM–2009), 22-26 June at VIC in Vienna, Austria.
The Symposium will provide a forum to participants from national and international organizations, governmental and private, engaged in uranium geology, exploration, mining, processing, supply, demand and market and environmental issues associated with the uranium production cycle to share their experience, evolve best practices in uranium mining and processing and come out with recommendations to the Agency on work programme related to uranium production cycle..
The Symposium will have technical sessions on:
- Uranium Markets and Economics
- Social Licensing in Uranium Production Cycle
- Uranium Exploration (including Geology and Deposits)
- Uranium Mining and Processing
- Environmental and Regulatory Issues
- Human Resources Development
The official announcement related to the symposium can be accessed here.
International Symposium on Uranium Production & Raw Materials for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Supply and Demand, Economics, the Environment and Energy Security was held on 20-24 June 2005 in Vienna. For the details, please click.
Redbook:
To read more about IAEA - OECD/NEA joint publication "Uranium: Resources, Production and Demand", also known as Redbook in the uranium field, click here.
UPSAT:
The IAEA Uranium Production Site Appraisal Team (UPSAT) programme is designed to assist Member States to improve the operational and safety performance of uranium production facilities through all phases of the uranium production cycle. Read more..
UDEPO:
World Distribution of Uranium Deposits (UDEPO) is a database on uranium deposits worldiwde. It is available online in iNFCIS web site .
A list of Agency publications covering radiation protection issues associated with uranium exploration, production, decommissioning and closure are provided on the Exposure to Radiation from Natural Sources Publications page.