Uranium Trade - Current Issues

(last updated 30 May 2008)

Contents:

• General
• Uranium Exports:   Australia · Canada · China · Gabon · Kazakhstan · Korea, DPR · Namibia · Niger · Russia · Somalia · Ukraine · USA · Uzbekistan
• Uranium Imports:   China · European Union · France · India · Indonesia · Japan · Korea, Rep. · Mexico · Pakistan · Russia · Taiwan · USA

> see also:

• Uranium Market
• Depleted Uranium Trade
• Uranium Hexafluoride Transport - Current Issues

General

• Uranium Spot Price
• Sales of U.S. DOE uranium inventories

Uranium Spot Price

UxC Uranium spot price

Tradetech Uranium spot price

Sales of U.S. DOE uranium inventories

U.S. DOE plans to sell more uranium from inventories

U.S. DOE Nuclear Energy - Presentations

Uranium Exports

Australia (Exports)

• Export of Australian uranium to China
• Export of Australian uranium to the European Union
• Export of Australian uranium to India
• Export of Australian uranium to Indonesia
• Export of Australian uranium to Mexico
• Export of Australian uranium to Pakistan
• Export of Australian uranium to Taiwan
• Export of Australian uranium to Russia

Canada (Exports)

• Export of Canadian uranium to China

China (Exports)

• NRC issues export license for enrichment of Chinese origin uranium at Urenco's European plants

Gabon (Exports)

• Gabon willing to supply uranium to India

Kazakhstan (Exports)

• Kazatomprom to obtain shares in Russian and French enrichment plants in exchange for uranium deliveries?
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to China
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to European Union
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to Japan

Korea, DPR (Exports)

• North Korea offers export of uranium to Russia

Namibia (Exports)

• India seeks uranium from Namibia
• Rössing's uranium exports to China
• UraMin Inc. to sell 35% of uranium output to China

Niger (Exports)

• Indian company granted uranium exploration and mining permit in Niger

Russia (Exports)

• First consignment of enriched uranium from Russia arrives at Koodankulam nuclear power plant (India)
• Russia and South Korea consider uranium production Joint Venture
• Russia demands EU to drop import quota for Russian uranium
• Import of Russian LEU to the U.S.

Somalia (Exports)

• Somalia offers export of uranium to Russia

Ukraine (Exports)

• South Korea and Ukraine sign agreement on nuclear cooperation and development of uranium deposits
• Ukraine suspends uranium exports

USA (Exports)

• US company ready to deliver uranium to India
• U.S. NRC issues license for export of nuclear fuel to China

Uzbekistan (Exports)

• Uzbekistan's exports of uranium to South Korea
• Uzbekistan's exports of uranium to Japan

Uranium Imports

China (Imports)

• Export of Australian uranium to China
• Export of Canadian uranium to China
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to China
• Rössing's uranium exports to China
• U.S. NRC issues license for export of nuclear fuel to China
• China says domestic uranium deposits are sufficient by 2020 only
• UraMin Inc. to sell 35% of uranium output to China

European Union (Imports)

• Russia demands EU to drop import quota for Russian uranium
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to European Union
• Exports of Australian uranium to the European Union

France (Imports)

• Kazatomprom to obtain shares in Russian and French enrichment plants in exchange for uranium deliveries?

India (Imports)

Indonesia (Imports)

• Australian uranium exports to Indonesia

Japan (Imports)

• Uzbekistan's exports of uranium to Japan
• Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to Japan

Korea, Rep. (Imports)

• Russia and South Korea consider uranium production Joint Venture
• South Korea and Ukraine sign agreement on nuclear cooperation and development of uranium deposits
• Uzbekistan's exports of uranium to South Korea

Mexico (Imports)

• Export of Australian uranium to Mexico

Pakistan (Imports)

• Export of Australian uranium to Pakistan

Russia (Imports)

• North Korea offers export of uranium to Russia
• Export of Australian uranium to Russia
• Russia, Kazakhstan sign $1 billion uranium supply contract
• Kazatomprom to obtain shares in Russian and French enrichment plants in exchange for uranium deliveries?
• Somalia offers export of uranium to Russia

Taiwan (Imports)

• Export of Australian uranium to Taiwan

USA (Imports)

• Import of Russian LEU to the U.S.
• US DOC dumping case against Eurodif and Urenco

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