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May 1, 2001 (Next Release: May 1, 2003)
World Annual Uranium Requirement Projections by Region and Country
Reference Case, 2000-2020 (Million Pounds U3O8 Equivalent)
Country 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Canada 3.13 4.65 4.48 4.48 4.95
Mexico 0.39 0.40 0.80 0.80 0.80
United States 51.421 48.53 47.47 35.37 39.33
North America 54.94 53.57 52.74 40.64 45.08
Belgium 3.03 2.50 3.20 2.37 1.63
Finland 1.03 1.54 1.10 2.19 1.39
France 26.08 27.58 21.34 26.30 22.07
Germany 10.62 8.46 7.97 8.29 7.16
Netherlands 0.25 0.26 0.27    
Spain 3.91 3.98 3.70 3.70 2.16
Sweden 2.91 4.04 2.62 2.19 2.24
Switzerland 1.72 1.22 1.83 1.06 1.06
United Kingdom 7.48 7.19 5.26 3.72 2.32
Western Europe 57.03 56.78 47.28 49.82 40.03
China 1.15 4.42 5.13 7.46 12.47
India 1.18 1.95 1.77 3.10 2.09
Japan 24.84 26.91 22.65 31.19 31.06
North Korea 0.00 1.04 1.04    
Pakistan 0.11 0.16 0.16 0.11 0.11
South Korea 11.12 11.44 7.68 13.22 15.29
Taiwan 2.57 4.13 3.24 6.53 4.33
Asia 40.96 49.01 40.64 62.65 66.38
Armenia 0.21 0.00      
Lithuania 0.59 0.58 1.09 0.00  
Russia 11.56 11.61 11.35 8.90 5.11
Ukraine 5.30 5.19 4.50 6.16 5.01
Former Soviet Union 17.66 17.38 15.85 16.16 10.12
Bulgaria 2.10 1.24 0.96 0.96 0.96
Czech Republic 1.67 2.79 2.04 2.04 1.50
Hungary 1.12 1.64 1.09 1.09 1.09
Romania 0.23 0.23 0.83 0.70 0.47
Slovak Republic 1.41 1.37 1.09 0.82 1.09
Slovenia 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.00 0.00
Eastern Europe 6.87 7.61 6.38 5.62 5.11
Argentina 0.27 0.35 0.21 0.28 0.14
Brazil 0.37 0.36 2.41 1.60 0.00
Central and South America 0.64 0.71 2.61 1.89 0.14
Iran 0.47 0.72 1.43 1.43  
Middle East 0.00 0.47 0.72 1.43 1.43
South Africa 0.55 0.54 0.57 0.58 1.13
Africa 0.55 0.54 0.57 0.58 1.13
World Total 178.65 186.07 166.78 178.78 169.42
   1Value reported by "Uranium Industry Annual Survey" (2000).
   Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, International Nuclear Model, PC Version- May, 2001.


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