Problem

Uranium ores and concentrates and thorium trade instability

Incidence:

With the collapse of communism and the decommissioning of many nuclear weapons, the world has a hugh surplus of uranium and plutonium, which has dropped to a fraction of its price in the 1980s.
Broader Problems:
Instability of trade in metalliferous ores and metal scrap
Related Problems:
Long-term shortage of uranium resources
Aggravates:
Dubious viability of nuclear fuel reprocessing plants
Strategies:
Reducing uranium surplus
Subject(s):
Commerce → Trade
Fundamental Sciences → Metallic elements and alloys
Industry → Products
Resources → Minerals
Societal Problems → Instability
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST