| Table 2: World Demand and Supply | ||||||
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2010 |
2015 |
|
|
Demand |
66 658 |
68 400 |
69 600 |
70 800 |
74 800 |
79 400 |
|
HEU |
10 700 |
10 600 |
10 700 |
11 100 |
12 400 |
|
|
US DOE Inventories |
385 |
1192 |
1192 |
1192 |
2154 |
2346 |
|
Commercial Inventories |
7876 |
7000 |
7000 |
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|
Russian Inventories |
2900 |
3500 |
3800 |
3900 |
0 |
|
|
MOX |
2500 |
2500 |
2600 |
2800 |
3000 |
3600 |
|
Rep. U |
1500 |
1500 |
1700 |
1700 |
2000 |
2000 |
|
Tails reprocessing |
4250 |
3650 |
3300 |
3000 |
1500 |
|
|
Production |
36 263 |
36 575 |
36 094 |
42 286 |
48 014 |
50 321 |
|
Total supply |
66 374 |
66 517 |
66 386 |
65 978 |
69 068 |
58 267 |
|
Uranium Shortage |
-284 |
-1883 |
-3214 |
-4822 |
-5732 |
-21 133 |
Uranium production in Kazakhstan as a potential source for covering the world uranium shortage
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