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.
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2006 Volume 24, No. 1
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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General
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.
International peer reviews and radioactive waste
management in France
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.
NEA updates
Forum on Stakeholder Confidence: Spain
OECD/NEA joint projects in the nuclear safety area
The regulatory function in radioactive waste management
Challenges and potential benefits of partitioning and transmutation (P&T)
The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE)
Shielding of accelerators, targets and irradiation facilities (SATIF)
New publications
Publications released in 2006