Uranium data. Final report

In order to develop a self-sufficient uranium production capability, the domestic supply industry needs to find and exploit uranium deposits at a relatively high rate. The utility industry also needs reliable and complete information on the domestic uranium supply outlook. This report describes and assesses the available information on reserves estimates, resource estimates, estimates of production capability, and information on marketing. The assessment has been made from the user's standpoint and reflects the contractor's perception of the interests and needs of utilities for information providing insight into uranium supply questions. The most significant finding of this study is the simple lack of availability of data in these major subject areas in sufficient detail to allow the kinds of analyses needed by utilities and others. The report includes a section on possible innovations and improvements: reducing the time lag between discovery and reporting of resource by ERDA, extended codification of ERDA data, reporting statistics on sub-universe basis, and more complete analyses involving cutoff costs. Recommendations are presented for achieving these needed innovations