RE: Uranium2 Apr 2009 00:38
Good evening chaps,
Most of my salient points have already been taken up so that's the wind taken from my sails to some degree!
Nuclear power's anti-campaigners have decreased somewhat over the last 25 years possibly due to the shift to the eco warrior camps, fossil fuels are now considered too 'dirty' for the greener members of the worlds population. Whilst nuclear energy is not without it's eco downside/risk elements I believe it will eventually become the essential mainstay of the world's power generation.
I have read speculation that nuclear weapon stockpiles will provide masses of Uranium to serve the worlds future requirements, whilst it may provide some of the requirement 1. The world will not see total nuclear weapon decommissioning in our lifetime 2. Any recovered Uranium will stay with the owner country and 3. The future world demand will outstrip the salvaged stock.
The consolidation of the 'tiddlers' (thanks Didedo) is, in my opinion a very real possibility. I'm sure there is generous handful of companies that have exploration licences but not the financial clout to recover the goods and by a similar token there are cash rich experienced mining comapnies looking to expand their resources.
That (for what it is worth) is my take on the situation, I'm off to stroke my Uranium mining share certificates!! :-)
regards
Dave