Uranium for nuclear power : resources, mining and transformation to fuel / edited by Ian Hore-Lacy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hore-Lacy, Ian, editor.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in energy ; Number 93.

Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy ; Number 93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uranium mines and mining.

Uranium ores--Geology.

Uranium ores.

Uranium as fuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Woodhead Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Uranium for Nuclear Power: Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fuel discusses the nuclear industry and its dependence on a steady supply of competitively priced uranium as a key factor in its long-term sustainability.

Contents:

Front Cover; Uranium for Nuclear Power; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; I. Geology, Resources and Markets: Primary Uranium; 1 Uranium for nuclear power: an introduction; 1.1 Introduction and history; 1.2 Energy density, other characteristics; 1.3 Resource situation; 1.4 Technological perspective; 1.5 The electromobility frontier and methanol; 1.6 Relationship with nonhydro renewables; 1.7 Safety, regulation; 1.8 Nonpower uses; 1.9 Wastes, radiation, proliferation; 1.10 Uranium in the future; 1.11 Further information

2 Geology of uranium deposits2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Uranium provinces; 2.3 Uranium minerals; 2.4 Classification of uranium deposits; 2.4.1 The IAEA geological classification of uranium deposits; 2.4.1.1 Detailed geological classification with types, subtypes, and classes; 2.4.1.2 Description of the uranium deposits types of the IAEA geological classification; 2.4.1.2.1 Type 1. Intrusive deposits; 2.4.1.2.2 Type 2. Granite-related deposits; 2.4.1.2.3 Type 3. Polymetallic ironoxide breccia complex deposits; 2.4.1.2.4 Type 4. Volcanic-related deposits; 2.4.1.2.5 Type 5. Metasomatite deposits

2.4.1.2.6 Type 6. Metamorphite deposits2.4.1.2.7 Type 7. Proterozoic unconformity deposits; 2.4.1.2.8 Type 8. Collapse breccia pipe deposits; 2.4.1.2.9 Type 9. Sandstone deposits; 2.4.1.2.10 Type 10. Paleo-quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits; 2.4.1.2.11 Type 11. Surficial deposits; 2.4.1.2.12 Type 12. Lignite-coal deposits; 2.4.1.2.13 Type 13. Carbonate deposits; 2.4.1.2.14 Type 14. Phosphate deposits; 2.4.1.2.15 Type 15. Black shale deposits; 2.4.2 Genetic classification and formation of uranium deposits; 2.4.2.1 Magmatic deposits (M); 2.4.2.2 Hydrothermal deposits (H)

2.4.2.3 Hydrothermal metasomatic systems (HM)2.4.2.4 Synsedimentary deposits (S); 2.4.2.5 Evapotranspiration-related deposits (E); 2.4.2.6 Other types (O); 2.5 The IAEA UDEPO database; 2.6 Unconventional resources and deposits in UDEPO; 2.7 New uranium deposits (2004-2014); 2.7.1 Conventional deposits; 2.7.2 Unconventional deposits and resources (Table 2.10); 2.8 Future trends; Acknowledgments; Books on uranium and general publications; Publications in scientific reviews; Main websites; References; 3 Exploration for uranium; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Uranium and the nuclear fuel cycle

3.3 Drivers of uranium exploration3.4 Prospectivity, explorability, and exploration targeting; 3.5 Exploration techniques; 3.5.1 Property evaluation; 3.5.2 Exploration methods; 3.5.2.1 Geological mapping; 3.5.2.2 Remote sensing; 3.5.2.3 Geophysical methods; 3.5.2.4 Geochemical methods; 3.6 Critical factors in deposit models; 3.6.1 Timing of mineralization; 3.6.2 Source, transport, and fixing of the uranium; 3.6.3 Sources of fluids; 3.6.4 Sedimentology; 3.7 Drilling and evaluation; 3.8 Synopsis; References; 4 Uranium resources; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 History; 4.1.2 The Red Book

4.2 Resources and reserves

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 18, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780081003336

0081003331

9780081003077

0081003072

OCLC:

941067945