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Guides: all pages in this section
Guides
Uranium Resources and Reserves: How They Are Defined and Reported
How uranium resources and reserves are defined and reported: Red Book categories, cost classes, JORC and NI 43-101 codes, and how to read a statement.
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Uranium Production and Demand: How the Market Works
How the uranium market works: primary and secondary supply, long-term contracts versus spot trades, utilities, leading producers and where to find data.
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Uranium Industry Glossary
Glossary of uranium terms: yellowcake, U3O8, UF6, SWU, tails, HEU, LEU, HALEU, ISL, tailings, radium-226, radon, becquerel and sievert, defined concisely.
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Uranium by Country: Producers, Resources and Policy
Profiles of the main uranium producing countries, including Kazakhstan, Canada, Namibia, Australia, Niger, the USA and Brazil, linked to regional pages.
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Regulation of Uranium Mining, Tailings and Radiation Protection
How uranium mining, tailings and radiation protection are regulated: IAEA standards, ICRP, the Joint Convention, GISTM 2020, national regulators and licensing.
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Sources and Methodology
How this reference is researched: source hierarchy from IAEA, OECD-NEA, UNSCEAR and WHO to regulators, handling of uncertainty, corrections and data publishers.