ABSTRACT

In Section 2 the demand for nuclear power as a component in the supply of energy in society was described in relation to the world energy scene. The availability of raw ‘fuel’ material to meet this demand is assessed in section 4. The methods of extracting and processing the raw materials, that is, uranium mining and the processing of uranium ore, are not described in any detail Uranium is not mined in the United Kingdom and the British nuclear industry depends on imported uranium ore.