DIIS seminar: Uranressourcer – udbud, efterspørgsel og virkninger

TID: Tirsdag den 21. oktober kl. 13.30-15.30

TID: Tirsdag den 21. oktober kl. 13.30-15.30

STED: DIIS, Danish Institute for International Studies, Main auditorium, Gl. Kalkbrænderi Vej 51A, 2100 København Ø.

TILMELDING: Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form no later than Monday, 20 October 2014 at 12.00 noon. Sign up

Uranium Resources: Supply, Demand and Impact

Despite the postponement of mine development plans in a number of countries and the policy changes announced by a number of countries to reduce or eliminate nuclear power following the Fukushima Daiichi power plant accident, world nuclear capacity is projected to increase anywhere from 7% (low demand case) to upwards of 82% (high demand) by the year 2035.

Today’s known resources of uranium are able to fuel the world’s operating fleet of nuclear reactors at current consumption rates for at least a century and thus are more than adequate to meet the high case demand through 2025.

The challenge is to continue developing safe and environmentally responsible mining operations with timely investments given the long lead times required to turn resources into processed uranium ready for nuclear fuel production.

DIIS is pleased to welcome Robert Vance from the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) to discuss trends in uranium supply, demand and impact.

His talk will focus on developments in global exploration, resources, production and reactor-related requirements described in the recently-released 25th Edition ‘Red Book’, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the NEA and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Vance will also speak on another important NEA publication ‘Managing Environmental and Health Impacts of Uranium Mining’ which highlights the evolution of mining practices and how health and environmental impacts of uranium mines are managed and minimised today.

Programme

13.30-13.40: Introduction and Welcome: Cindy Vestergaard, Senior Researcher, DIIS

13.40–14.10: Uranium Resources: Supply, Demand and Impact: Robert Vance, Energy Analyst, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD                                  

14.10-14.30: Coffee Break

14.30-15.00: Managing Environmental and Health Impacts                                                                       Robert Vance, Energy Analyst, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD                                 

15.00-15.30: Open Discussion

The seminar will be in English and live streamed on www.diis.dk.

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