Canada's role as world's no. 1 uranium supplier

Canadian policy on uranium exports is explained. The current annual production level is 8 000 tonnes U/year, which could increase to 12 000 when Key Lake comes into full operation. About 85 percent of Canadian production is available for export. Export contracts can now be approved for up to 15 years, or 30 in the case of a CANDU reactor. Maximum upgrading is required, to uranium hexafluoride if feasible. The focus of the uranium mining industry is gradually shifting from Elliot Lake to Saskatchewan