Update on Application of UNFC to Nuclear

Fuel Resources

Adrienne Hanly

Uranium Resource Specialist (IAEA)

Update to Expert Group on Resource Classification,

April 2018

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Operations A

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Operations C

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle and the UPC

Exploration

Uranium Production Cycle

• The Uranium Production Cycle (UPC) comprises

all the activities involved in the production of

natural uranium for use as fuel in nuclear energy

production and similar applications.

• Simply described, it includes uranium exploration,

feasibility studies, development of production

facilities, mining and processing, decommissioning

and remediation.

• Management of associated environmental issues

is an integral part of the whole cycle.

Our unofficial motto:

To collect and share knowledge of uranium

resources and support the development of a

sustainable uranium production cycle in

Member States.

Photo: A. Hanly 2010 at Beverley Uranium Mine, Australia.Photo: A Hanly 2016 at San Raphael Mine, Argentina

Nuclear Fuels Working Group Products

• Bridging Document between the Organisation of Economic Co-

operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency/International

Atomic Energy Agency Uranium Classification and UNFC-2009

(Completed in 2014)

• Guidelines for Application of United Nations Framework

Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and

Resources 2009 for Uranium and Thorium Resources (Completed in

2015)

• Guidelines for Application of UNFC to Uranium and Thorium

Resources (December 2017)

• In Progress: Application of the United Nations Framework Classification

for Resources (UNFC) for Commissioning and Implementing Uranium

Projects

Case studies completed to date:

Yili Basin, China

Coles Hill uranium deposit, USA

Azelik deposit, Niger

Uranium resources of Argentina

Thorium resources of Brazil

Uranium deposits of India

Uranium in Malawi

Nigeria

Mountain Pass deposit (Th), USA

Paraguay

Egypt

Mongolia

Jordan

Rare earth/thorium in Argentina

Recent 2017/2018

Uranium resources Indonesia

Uranium projects Argentina (an update)

Uranium resources of the Brzkov deposit,

Czech Republic

UNFC Nuclear Fuels Working Group 2018

• Adrienne Hanly (Chair, IAEA)

• Luis Lopez (Argentina)

• Brad van Gosen (USA)

• Roger Dixon (South Africa)

• Tunde Ariskekola (Nigeria)

• Julian Hilton (UK)

• Hari Tulsidas (UNECE)

• Michael Haschke (Germany)

• Andrew Barrett (Australia)

• Hussein Allaboun (Jordan)

• Jiri Muzak (Czech Republic)

• Cassius Chiwambo (Malawi)

• Harry Parker (USA)

• Hassan Marzouki (Saudia Arabia)

New members always welcome

Don’t

be shy!

Recent (2017) IAEA supported

workshops for capacity building

• Interregional Training Course on Stakeholder Communications Tools and Safety Aspects for the

Uranium Production Cycle Activities, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24–28 April 2017

• Regional Workshop on International Good Practices in Uranium Resources Evaluation and Reporting”, Niamey, Niger, 24–27 April 2017

• IAEA Training Course on Uranium Geochemistry in the Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 16–19 May 2017

• IAEA workshop on uranium production from in-situ leach operations, Beijing, China, 9–13 October 2017

IAEA-UNECE Interregional training course on unconventional

uranium resource assessment, UNFC classification and

reporting with particular emphasis on uranium as co- or by-

product, Salta, Argentina, 6–10 November 2017

Photo: courtesy of Luis Lopez, Argentina

Planned 2018 events

IAEA meetings at which the UNFC classification has been

or will be presented:

International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for Nuclear Fuel Cycle:

Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and

Environmental Issues (URAM-2018), Vienna, Austria, 25–29 June 2018

In Cooperation with UNECE, OECD-NEA and WNA

IAEA Technical Cooperation Workshops:

• MAL2007 resource estimation training workshop in Malawi, April 23-27

• Possibly others- i.e. IAEA interregional project later in the year

Nuclear Fuels Task Force

Recommendations

• Review guidelines taking into account ongoing or recent changes in UNFC

• Review prior case studies and update as required

• Solicit new case studies, particularly from countries with large resource base and experience

• Anthropogenic Resources of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

• Software/database resource modelling integrated with UNFC

• Workshops/training for application and utilization of UNFC for nuclear fuels and assistance with case studies and review of current document (test phase)

URAM 2018

25-29 June 2018

Abstract submission is closed

but registration (free) is still

possible by applying using

Form A through official

channels. Got to website to

download the form.

https://www.iaea.org/events/ur

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Thanks for your attention

Adrienne Hanly

a.hanly@iaea.orgTel: +43 2600 22757

Uranium Resources Specialist

Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section

Department of Nuclear Energy

International Atomic Energy Agency

www.iaea.org