%A"Ganguly, C." %A"Slezak, J. [Divison of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)]" %D2014 %I; International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section, Vienna (Austria); OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Issy-les-Moulineaux (France); Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, DC (United States); World Nuclear Association, London (United Kingdom) %2 %J[] %K11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS, COST ESTIMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXPLORATION, FUEL CYCLE, IAEA, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, MARKET, MEETINGS, MEMBER STATES, MILLING, MINING, NUCLEAR FUELS, NUCLEAR POWER, ORE PROCESSING, PRICES, RAW MATERIALS, REMEDIAL ACTION, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, URANIUM DEPOSITS, URANIUM MINES %PMedium: ED; Size: page(s) 20-31 %TIAEA Activities on Uranium Resources and Production, and Databases for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle %XIn recent years rising expectation for nuclear power has led to a significant increase in the demand for uranium and in turn dramatic increases in uranium exploration, mining and ore processing activities worldwide. Several new countries, often with limited experience, have also embarked on these activities. The ultimate goal of the uranium raw material industry is to provide an adequate supply of uranium that can be delivered to the market place at a competitive price by environmentally sound, mining and milling practices. The IAEA’s programme on uranium raw material encompass all aspects of uranium geology and deposits, exploration, resources, supply and demand, uranium mining and ore processing, environmental issues in the uranium production cycle and databases for the uranium fuel cycle. Radiological safety and environmental protection are major challenges in uranium mines and mills and their remediation. The IAEA has revived its programme for the Uranium Production Site Appraisal Team (UPSAT) to assist Member States to improve operational and safety performances at uranium mines and mill sites. The present paper summarizes the ongoing activities of IAEA on uranium raw material, highlighting the status of global uranium resources, their supply and demand, the IAEA database on world uranium deposit (UDEPO) and nuclear fuel cycle information system (NFCIS), recent IAEA Technical Meetings (TM) and related ongoing Technical Cooperation (TC) projects. (author) %0Conference %NIAEA-TECDOC-1739;Other: ISBN 978-92-0-105014-4; ISSN 1011-4289; TRN: XA15M0004026961 %1 %CIAEA %Rhttps://doi.org/ Other: ISBN 978-92-0-105014-4; ISSN 1011-4289; TRN: XA15M0004026961 INIS %GEnglish