Uranium : a strategic source of energy
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Uranium : a strategic source of energy
（Routledge library editions, . Energy economics ; v. 20）
Routledge, 2018, c1981
- : hbk
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Croom Helm, 1981
Set ISBN for "Energy economics": 9781138104761
Bibliography: p. 148-154
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The uranium market is a particularly volatile and unpredictable international commodity market. This book, originally published in 1981, analyses the factors responsible for the price rise and falls of uranium in the 1970s. It includes a comprehensive analysis of the international uranium market from its inception and the conditions of price developments in mineral markets in general. The analysis of the uranium market contained in this book provides valuable insights to all those involved int eh different facets of the nuclear industry, as well as illustrating how policitical decisions with little concern for the ensuing economic implications can create havoc in international commodity markets.
Table of Contents
1. The Issues 2. Uranium Prices in Boom and Bust 3. The Military Legacy 4. The Fundamental Factors of Demand and Supply in the International Uranium Market 5. The Politics of Reprocessing and Enrichment 6. The Impact of the Oil Crisis 7. The International Uranium Cartel 8. Other Factors Restraining Supply in the 1973-1980 Period 9. Conclusions
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