BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

Nuclear fuels

Thorium-Uran Würfel

The German Federal Parliament’s decision to completely abandon electricity generation in German nuclear power plants by the end of 2022 will bring the use of nuclear energy in the German energy mix to a termination.

Worldwide, there is still interest in the use of nuclear fuel for energy. While in Europe and also in North America the demand for uranium is expected to decrease in the future, an increase in uranium consumption is to be expected especially in the emerging and developing countries of the Asian and Middle Eastern regions. In 2020, 142 reactors were in operation in Asia alone and 32 more were under construction. A further 125 nuclear power plants are in the planning or licensing phases worldwide.

Kazakhstan, Australia and Namibia are the largest uranium-producing countries in the world, with a share of over 65 % of world production.

BGR's activities include advising the Federal Government on the geological availability of nuclear fuel and on the remediation of mining sites. The BGR represents Germany in the international uranium group of the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations (UN).

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