Australian Uranium Association

29/06/2012

We're chuffed with the win for the pro-nuclear team in the public debate in Sydney this week. We think it might be the first time the pro-nuclear case has officially been declared the winner in a public debate in Australia. Have a look at the results, just posted on the debate organisers' website. http://bit.ly/LxuW6H
Congratulations to the AUA's CEO, Michael Angwin and to Professor Dani Stehlik and Ben Heard, who argued 'For' the proposition that 'we've seen the energy future and it's nuclear'.

Intelligence Squared Australia (IQ2 Oz) is the Australian forum for live debate about important issues of the day.

15/06/2012

A positive week for the uranium industry with solid exploration figures released http://bit.ly/K3BX8I and several signs of expansion in the global industry.
Aggressive nuclear fleet expansion appears likely to resume in China with the announcement that the country's biggest nuclear utility, CNNPC, is to list on the Shanghai Exchange http://t.co/S55cBWxB to raise funds for a number of new nuclear facilities.
China's favored foreign technology partner, Westinghouse of the US, also appears to be doing its bit to move the US nuclear relationship with India forward. http://bit.ly/LdvDBi Westinghouse and India's NPCIL have signed an MoU to facilitate future reactor construction in Western India.
And a local Mayor's decision to support re-starting nuclear reactors is another step towards resumption of the use of nuclear energy in Japan, where the entire fleet of 50 reactors have been 'shuttered' since the Fukushima disaster.
Interesting, too, that despite strife with the domestic use of nuclear energy, Japanese nuclear technology provider, Hitachi, said this week it expected its nuclear business to double by 2021. http://on.mktw.net/LdySJ1

Western Australia project developers continue to lead the way

07/06/2012

The likelihood that two Japanese reactors will soon be re-started will have an immediate positive impact for companies, according to industry commentators. http://bit.ly/KQunCB

The long-term contract uranium price climbed 2.5 percent, from $60.00 to $61.50 per pound, marking its first increase since the beginning of 2011.

04/06/2012

China's State Council gives preliminary approval to new safety plan and vision http://bit.ly/KZpCoY which means resumption of reactor approvals and continued expansion of reactor fleet moves a step closer.

China took a step towards full resumption of its nuclear power program with preliminary approval for a post-Fukushima nuclear safety plan.

01/06/2012

Japan is 90% reliant on fossil fuels for electricity after 'shuttering' its reactors post . http://bit.ly/KjbiKo Crude and heavy oil imports have increased massively and Japan is now the world's biggest consumer of LNG. Consequences for4 carbon emissions are not yet publicly disclosed.
Does it make sense to keep the reactors shutdown?

Fossil fuels now provide some 90% of Japan's electricity as nuclear plants remain shut down. Consumption of crude and heavy oil for electricity is at a four-year high.

31/05/2012

Amanda Walker, Stakeholder Relations Manager, Western Australia

31/05/2012

Japan's Prime Minister Noda seems to be growing in confidence about the prospects of nuclear reactors re-starting. He says he is winning understanding from local authorities about re-starting two reactors at Ohi in western Japan. http://bit.ly/L0mY07 The country needs nuclear reactors that have been tested and declared safe to be available to generate electricity during the high-demand summer months.

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, keen to restart idled nuclear reactors to avoid a summer power crunch, said on Wednesday it was necessary to start those whose safety has been confirmed, adding he was winning understanding from local authorities.

31/05/2012

The report of the West Australian Environmental Protection Authority, recommending approval of Toro Energy Ltd's Wiluna uranium project, is available on the web http://bit.ly/KU4gtO

31/05/2012

Paddy Regan, of the University of Surrey, argues in this engaging piece in the Telegraph in the UK, that unwarranted fear of atomic energy is preventing us from making full use of the most appropriate energy sources for electricity generation, and it's time to get over it. http://t.co/FnsR4Y6t

Our irrational fear of nuclear power is undermining the search for a safe, clean source of energy, argues Paddy Regan.

31/05/2012

Dean Dalla Valle, President of BHPB's uranium division, has begun a term as Chairman of the Australian Uranium Association. Thanks to Rob Atkinson, CEO of ERA Limited, for his two years as Chairman.

22/09/2011

Uranium companies spent the second highest amount on record on exploration in 2010-2011, an expression of confidence in the medium and long-term prospects of the uranium and nuclear industries.

Exploration spending buoyant despite Fukushima effects

22/09/2011

The World Nuclear Association's latest assessment of the nuclear market to 2030 suggests annual uranium requirements will grow from 63,800 tonnes now to between 107,600 and 136,900 tonnes a year by 2030, based on expected growth in the world nuclear reactor fleet.

World nuclear fuel markets are likely to suffer very little noticeable impact from events at Fukushima, according to the latest edition of the World Nuclear Association's (WNA) biennial supply and demand report.