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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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
[email protected]: +43 2600 22757
Uranium Resources Specialist
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section
Department of Nuclear Energy
International Atomic Energy Agency
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