Governing Uranium in the United States

Sharon Squassoni; Stephanie Cooke; Robert Kim; Jacob Greenberg

doi:10.5771/9781442228184

Summary

As part of the global Governing Uranium Project headed by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzed U.S. experiences with the security of its “front-end” uranium industry. This report examines current U.S. regulation and industry practices regarding security measures and controls over natural uranium prior to enrichment. Topics include prudent management practices, export-import controls, transportation, physical protection, and material accounting. The report highlights security analysis on uranium mining, milling, and conversion, which have historically enjoyed less proliferation scrutiny than other components of the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-2817-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-2818-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 80
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Tables and Figures No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 5
2. The History of Uranium in the United States No access Pages 6 - 18
3. U.S. Uranium Industry Today No access Pages 19 - 24
4. Risk Assessment No access Pages 25 - 34
5. U.S. Uranium Regulation Today No access Pages 35 - 51
6. Security Implications of Safety and Environmental Regulations No access Pages 52 - 53
7. Conclusions No access Pages 54 - 56
Appendix 1. CSIS Uranium Workshop No access Pages 57 - 58
Appendix 2. U.S. Uranium Industry Data No access Pages 59 - 67
Appendix 3. NRC Export Licenses, 2000–2012 No access Pages 68 - 75
Appendix 4. Glossary of Terms No access Pages 76 - 78
About the Authors No access Pages 79 - 80