Uranium : A Strategic Source of Energy (Routledge Library Editions: Energy Economics)

Radetzki, Marian

Routledge（2017/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 162 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138500952
• DDC分類 382.424932

Full 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.

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