Table of Contents
Part 1 Geology, resources and markets: primary uranium
1. Uranium for nuclear power: an introduction
I. Hore-Lacy
2. Geology of uranium deposits
P. Bruneton and M. Cuney
3. Exploration for uranium
K. Kyser
4. Uranium resources
R. Vance
5. The uranium market, supply adjustments from secondary sources and enrichment underfeeding
S. Kidd
Part 2 Mining and alternative fuel sources
6. Uranium mining (open cut and underground) and milling
P. Woods
7. Introduction to uranium in situ recovery technology
M. Pelizza and C. Bartels
8. Nuclear fuel from secondary supplies of uranium and plutonium
J. Combs
9. Production of by-product uranium and uranium from unconventional resources
I. Hore-Lacy
10. Thorium as a nuclear fuel
B. van Gosen and H. Tulsidas
Part 3 Conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication
11. Uranium conversion
A. Oliver and E. Ozberk
12. Uranium enrichment
P. Harding
13. Nuclear fuel fabrication
E. Supko
Part 4 Environmental and social issues
14. Management for health, safety, environment and community (HSEC) in uranium mining and processing
F. Harris
15. Safe and secure packaging and transport of uranium materials
D. Hem
16. Uranium mine and mill remediation and reclamation
D. Collier
17. Inter-regional technical cooperation for education and training in the uranium industry
P. Wieland