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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (54488)	5/13/2009 2:16:51 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Not having enough uranium for a sustained large nuclear program has been known for a long time Wharfy. To make things worse most of it is found in the gentle nations around the congo-lol. >> There is a great deal of controversy about how much uranium will be available for future use. I decided to check to see for myself, and came to the conclusion that we are likely headed for problems within the next ten years. Below the fold are a few things I discovered, in looking through reports available on the Internet.... The Energy Watch Group is not the only one who has looked at the question of the adequacy of uranium resources. The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a study in 2001 called Analysis of Uranium Supply to 2050. Its analysis also shows a peak and decline of uranium supply, with a peak occurring in 2024, assuming all resources, including the highest cost resources, can be extracted. If only lower cost resources can be extracted, the peak will be sooner....<<